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