Where does “varjostaja” come from?

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

varjostaja (Finnish): tail surreptitious follower

Definitions

  1. tail surreptitious follower

Ancestry of “varjostaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjostaato shade; to hatch; to overshadow
2Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
3Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
4Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic warjǭ →