Where does “lehtiselostus” come from?

lehtiselostus (Finnish) comes from Finnish selostus, from Finnish selostaa, from Finnish selko, from Finnish selkeä, from Proto-Finnic selkedä — clear.

lehtiselostus (Finnish): press report

Definitions

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Ancestry of “lehtiselostus”, step by step

lehtiselostus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selostus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselostusaccount, statement, explanation, description;...
2FinnishselostaaTo explicate, explain; To cover, commentate
3Finnishselkounderstanding the state of having understood, being clear
4Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
5Proto-Finnicselkedäclear

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti
Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedä