Where does “varjotalous” come from?
varjotalous (Finnish) comes from Finnish talous, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.
varjotalous (Finnish): shadow economy
Ancestry of “varjotalous”, step by step
varjotalous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish talous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talous | economy; finance; a system that maintains... |
| 2 | Finnish | talo | house; building; farm, homestead |
| 3 | Ludian | taloi | farm; house |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | talo | farm, farmstead |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | talˀa- | — |
via Finnish varjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varjo | shade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | varjo | shadow, shade; protection |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warjǭ | — |