Where does “urheiluselostus” come from?

urheiluselostus (Finnish) comes from Finnish urheilu, from Finnish urheilla, from Finnish -illa, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.

urheiluselostus (Finnish): sports commentary

Definitions

  1. sports commentary

Ancestry of “urheiluselostus”, step by step

urheiluselostus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish urheilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurheilusports, athletics; sport; sporting, sports
2Finnishurheillato participate in sport or sports; to exercise;...
3Finnish-illaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
4Finnish-ellaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
5Proto-Finnic-eldakForms frequentative verbs
6Proto-Uralic-le-

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
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le-Every word from Finnish -illaEvery word from Finnish -ella