Where does “äänestyskelpoinen” come from?

äänestyskelpoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kelpoinen, from Finnish kelpo, from Finnish kelvata, from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

äänestyskelpoinen (Finnish): eligible to vote

Definitions

  1. eligible to vote

Ancestry of “äänestyskelpoinen”, step by step

äänestyskelpoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelpoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelpoineneligible
2Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
3Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
4Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Finnish äänestys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänestysvoting, poll, ballot
2Finnishäänestääto vote; third-person singular present indicative...
3Finnishääne-—
4Proto-Samiceanēmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →