Where does “selkeytys” come from?

selkeytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkeyttää, from Finnish selkeä, from Proto-Finnic selkedä — clear.

selkeytys (Finnish): clarification, clarifying

Definitions

  1. clarification, clarifying

Ancestry of “selkeytys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishselkeyttääTo clarify to make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; also figuratively, e.g. of a complicated situation
2Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
3Proto-Finnicselkedäclear

Words derived from “selkeytys”

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