Where does “varjostin” come from?
varjostin (Finnish) comes from Finnish varjostaa, from Finnish varjo, from Proto-Finnic varjo, from Proto-Germanic warjǭ.
varjostin (Finnish): lampshade; shade; screen
Ancestry of “varjostin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | varjostaa | to shade; to hatch; to overshadow |
| 2 | Finnish | varjo | shade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | varjo | shadow, shade; protection |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warjǭ | — |