Where does “työselostus” come from?

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

työselostus (Finnish): laboratory report, lab report

Definitions

  1. laboratory report, lab report

Ancestry of “työselostus”, step by step

työselostus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selostus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselostusaccount, statement, explanation, description;...
2FinnishselostaaTo explicate, explain; To cover, commentate
3Finnishselkounderstanding the state of having understood, being clear
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 →