Where does “varjoelämä” come from?

varjoelämä (Finnish) comes from Finnish elämä, from Estonian elama, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

varjoelämä (Finnish): boring, empty life

Definitions

  1. boring, empty life

Ancestry of “varjoelämä”, step by step

varjoelämä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish varjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
2Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
3Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Estonian elama →