Where does “raamatunselitys” come from?

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

raamatunselitys (Finnish): Bible interpretation, Bible commentary

Definitions

  1. Bible interpretation, Bible commentary

Ancestry of “raamatunselitys”, step by step

raamatunselitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selitys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselitysexplanation; excuse
2Finnishselittääto explain; to explicate
3Finnishselitäto clear; Indicative present connegative form of...
4Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
5Proto-Finnicselkedäclear

via Finnish raamattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishraamattuA bible
2Old East Slavicграмотаalphabet, writing; ability to read and write;...
3Ancient Greekγράμματαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα

Words derived from “raamatunselitys

Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedäEvery word from Finnish selkeäEvery word from Finnish selitä