Where does “selkouni” come from?

selkouni (Finnish) comes from Finnish uni, from Proto-Finnic uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic une.

selkouni (Finnish): lucid dream; lucid dreaming

Definitions

  1. lucid dream; lucid dreaming

Ancestry of “selkouni”, step by step

selkouni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunidream; sleep
2Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
3Proto-Finno-Permicune—

via Finnish selko

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