Where does “selväjärkinen” come from?

selväjärkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish järki, from Proto-Finnic järki — row; order, condition.

selväjärkinen (Finnish): clearheaded, lucid, rational

Definitions

  1. clearheaded, lucid, rational

Ancestry of “selväjärkinen”, step by step

selväjärkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärkireason; sense
2Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition

via Finnish selvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselväclear; free; sober
2Proto-Finnicselvä

Words derived from “selväjärkinen

Every word from Proto-Finnic järkiEvery word from Finnish järki