Where does “moniselitteinen” come from?

moniselitteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish selittää, from Finnish selitä, from Finnish selkeä, from Proto-Finnic selkedä — clear.

moniselitteinen (Finnish): equivocal, ambiguous

Definitions

  1. equivocal, ambiguous

Ancestry of “moniselitteinen”, step by step

moniselitteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selittää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselittääto explain; to explicate
2Finnishselitäto clear; Indicative present connegative form of...
3Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
4Proto-Finnicselkedäclear

via Finnish moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone—
Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedä →Every word from Finnish selkeä →Every word from Finnish selitä →