Where does “työselitys” come from?

työselitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish selitys, from Finnish selittää, from Finnish selitä, from Finnish selkeä, from Proto-Finnic selkedä — clear.

työselitys (Finnish): specification of work(s), work specification, work description, job description specification or description of the work to be carried out, equipment needed, etc

Definitions

  1. specification of work(s), work specification, work description, job description specification or description of the work to be carried out, equipment needed, etc

Ancestry of “työselitys”, step by step

työselitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selitys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselitysexplanation; excuse
2Finnishselittääto explain; to explicate
3Finnishselitäto clear; Indicative present connegative form of...
4Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
5Proto-Finnicselkedäclear

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedä →Every word from Finnish selkeä →Every word from Finnish selitä →