Where does “sellaista se on” come from?

sellaista se on (Finnish) comes from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

sellaista se on (Finnish): that's life

Definitions

  1. that's life

Ancestry of “sellaista se on”, step by step

sellaista se on traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishollato be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;...
2Proto-Finnicoldakto be
3Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be

via Finnish se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseit; that; he, she
2Proto-Finnicseit
3Proto-Uralicśeit
Every word from Proto-Uralic wole- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oldak →Every word from Finnish olla →