Where does “selitellä” come from?
selitellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish selittää, from Finnish selitä, from Finnish selkeä, from Proto-Finnic selkedä — clear.
selitellä (Finnish): To make excuses for, explain away
Definitions
- To make excuses for, explain away
Ancestry of “selitellä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | selittää | to explain; to explicate |
| 2 | Finnish | selitä | to clear; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 3 | Finnish | selkeä | clear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | selkedä | clear |
Words derived from “selitellä”