Where does “nimenselvennös” come from?

nimenselvennös (Finnish) comes from Finnish selvennös, from Finnish selventää, from Finnish selvä, from Proto-Finnic selvä.

Ancestry of “nimenselvennös”, step by step

nimenselvennös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selvennös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselvennösclarification that which clarifies, or makes clear
2Finnishselventääto clarify; Third-person singular indicative...
3Finnishselväclear; free; sober
4Proto-Finnicselvä—

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Finnic selvä →Every word from Finnish selvä →Every word from Finnish selventää →