Where does “selvästi” come from?

selvästi (Finnish) comes from Finnish selvä, from Proto-Finnic selvä.

selvästi (Finnish): clearly, in a clear manner; obviously, evidently;...

Definitions

  1. clearly, in a clear manner; obviously, evidently;...

Ancestry of “selvästi”, step by step

selvästi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselväclear; free; sober
2Proto-Finnicselvä

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Finnic selväEvery word from Finnish selvä