Where does “selitteleminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “selitteleminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishselitelläTo make excuses for, explain away
2Finnishselittääto explain; to explicate
3Finnishselitäto clear; Indicative present connegative form of...
4Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
5Proto-Finnicselkedäclear
Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedä →Every word from Finnish selkeä →Every word from Finnish selitä →