Where does “kõlblik” come from?

kõlblik (Estonian) comes from Estonian kõlbama, from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

kõlblik (Estonian): suitable, fitting

Definitions

  1. suitable, fitting

Ancestry of “kõlblik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankõlbamato be suitable, to suffice
2Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →