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

Definitions

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Ancestry of “seloste”, step by step

seloste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selostaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishselostaaTo explicate, explain; To cover, commentate
2Finnishselkounderstanding the state of having understood, being clear
3Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
4Proto-Finnicselkedäclear

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note

Words derived from “seloste”

Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedä →