Where does “varsilyönti” come from?

varsilyönti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyönti, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.

varsilyönti (Finnish): a swing where the ball hits (close to) the handle of the bat

Definitions

  1. a swing where the ball hits (close to) the handle of the bat

Ancestry of “varsilyönti”, step by step

varsilyönti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lyönti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlyöntiA hit
2Finnish-ntiForm action nouns from verbs whose first...
3Finnish-ntaForms nouns that describe an action; "erota...
4Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -nta →Every word from Finnish -nti →Every word from Finnish lyönti →