Where does “varjonyrkkeillä” come from?

varjonyrkkeillä (Finnish) comes from Finnish varjo, from Proto-Finnic varjo, from Proto-Germanic warjǭ.

varjonyrkkeillä (Finnish): to shadowbox

Definitions

  1. to shadowbox

Ancestry of “varjonyrkkeillä”, step by step

varjonyrkkeillä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
2Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
3Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—

via Finnish nyrkkeillä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnyrkkeilläTo box
2Finnishnyrkkifist
Every word from Proto-Germanic warjǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic varjo →Every word from Finnish varjo →