Where does “vakioselitys” come from?

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

vakioselitys (Finnish): common excuse, usual excuse, default excuse

Definitions

  1. common excuse, usual excuse, default excuse

Ancestry of “vakioselitys”, step by step

vakioselitys 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 vakio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakioconstant
2Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
3Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable
Every word from Proto-Finnic selkedä →Every word from Finnish selkeä →Every word from Finnish selitä →