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Where does “päivänselvä” come from?

päivänselvä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Finnish iltapäivä, from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

päivänselvä (Finnish): obvious; crystal clear, clear as day

Definitions

  1. obvious; crystal clear, clear as day

Ancestry of “päivänselvä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväday; the sun
2FinnishiltapäiväAn afternoon, roughly the period between 12 noon...
3Finnishiltaevening
4Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
5Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
6Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
7Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “päivänselvä”

  • päivänselvästi
  • päivänselvyys
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