Where does “viivavarjostus” come from?

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

viivavarjostus (Finnish): line shading

Definitions

  1. line shading

Ancestry of “viivavarjostus”, step by step

viivavarjostus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varjostus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjostusshadowing
2Finnishvarjostaato shade; to hatch; to overshadow
3Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
4Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
5Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—

via Finnish viiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
2Finnishvije-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic warjǭ →