Where does “selkokirjallisuus” come from?

selkokirjallisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjallisuus, from Finnish kirjallinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

selkokirjallisuus (Finnish): easy-to-read literature

Definitions

  1. easy-to-read literature

Ancestry of “selkokirjallisuus”, step by step

selkokirjallisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjallisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjallisuusliterature
2Finnishkirjallinenwritten; literary
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish selko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkounderstanding the state of having understood, being clear
2Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
3Proto-Finnicselkedäclear
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc