Where does “tulenvarjostin” come from?

tulenvarjostin (Finnish) comes from Finnish varjostin, from Finnish varjostaa, from Finnish varjo, from Proto-Finnic varjo, from Proto-Germanic warjǭ.

tulenvarjostin (Finnish): fire screen, especially an old one made of wood or fabric

Definitions

  1. fire screen, especially an old one made of wood or fabric

Ancestry of “tulenvarjostin”, step by step

tulenvarjostin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varjostin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjostinlampshade; shade; screen
2Finnishvarjostaato shade; to hatch; to overshadow
3Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
4Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
5Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—

via Finnish tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulifire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tuli—
3Proto-Uralictulefire
Every word from Proto-Germanic warjǭ →