Where does “varjonyrkkeily” come from?

varjonyrkkeily (Finnish) comes from Finnish nyrkkeily, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

varjonyrkkeily (Finnish): shadowboxing

Definitions

  1. shadowboxing

Ancestry of “varjonyrkkeily”, step by step

varjonyrkkeily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nyrkkeily

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyrkkeilyboxing
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish varjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
2Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
3Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish nyrkkeily →