Where does “epäkelpo” come from?

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

epäkelpo (Finnish): unfit

Definitions

  1. unfit

Ancestry of “epäkelpo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
2Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
3Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →