Where does “selkolehti” come from?

selkolehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish selko, from Finnish selkeä, from Proto-Finnic selkedä — clear.

selkolehti (Finnish): a newspaper written in plain language, such as for language learners

Definitions

  1. a newspaper written in plain language, such as for language learners

Ancestry of “selkolehti”, step by step

selkolehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selko

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

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedä →