Where does “varjoliitäjä” come from?

varjoliitäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitäjä, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

varjoliitäjä (Finnish): paraglider

Definitions

  1. paraglider

Ancestry of “varjoliitäjä”, step by step

varjoliitäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liitäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliitäjäglider; soarer; shearwater
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish varjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
2Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
3Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →