Where does “elinkelvottomuus” come from?

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

elinkelvottomuus (Finnish): nonviability, unhabitability

Definitions

  1. nonviability, unhabitability

Ancestry of “elinkelvottomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinkelvotonnonviable, unhabitable, unlivable
2Finnishkelvotonuseless, good for nothing; worthless; unfit
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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