Where does “unienselitys” come from?

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

unienselitys (Finnish): interpretation of dreams, interpreting dreams

Definitions

  1. interpretation of dreams, interpreting dreams

Ancestry of “unienselitys”, step by step

unienselitys 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 uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunidream; sleep
2Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
3Proto-Finno-Permicune—
Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedä →Every word from Finnish selkeä →Every word from Finnish selitä →