Where does “seloste” come from?
seloste (Finnish) comes from Finnish selostaa, from Finnish selko, from Finnish selkeä, from Proto-Finnic selkedä — clear.
seloste (Finnish): caption, legend
Ancestry of “seloste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selostaa | To explicate, explain; To cover, commentate |
| 2 | Finnish | selko | understanding ; mostly idiomatic and modifier... |
| 3 | Finnish | selkeä | clear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | selkedä | clear |