Where does “elinkelpoisuus” come from?

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

elinkelpoisuus (Finnish): viability the quality or property of being viable or life-sustaining

Definitions

  1. viability the quality or property of being viable or life-sustaining

Ancestry of “elinkelpoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinkelpoinenviable able to live on its own
2Finnishkelpoineneligible
3Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
4Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
5Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
6Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →
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