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Where does “seloste” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “seloste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishselostaaTo explicate, explain; To cover, commentate
2Finnishselkounderstanding ; mostly idiomatic and modifier...
3Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
4Proto-Finnicselkedäclear
Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedä →