Where does “selitys” come from?

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

selitys (Finnish): explanation; excuse

Definitions

  1. explanation; excuse

Ancestry of “selitys”, step by step

selitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selittää

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

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “selitys”

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