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

Definitions

  1. to explain; to explicate

Ancestry of “selittää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselitäto clear; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
3Proto-Finnicselkedäclear

Words derived from “selittää”

Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedä →Every word from Finnish selkeä →Every word from Finnish selitä →