Where does “jeesiä” come from?

jeesiä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jeesi, from Finnish jeesata, from Finnish jelpata, from Swedish hjälpa, from Old Swedish hiælpa, from Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

jeesiä (Finnish): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “jeesiä”, step by step

jeesiä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jeesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjeesihelp
2FinnishjeesataTo help
3Finnishjelpatato help
4Swedishhjälpato help; give aid or assistance to; to help;...
5Old Swedishhiælpato help
6Old Norsehjalpato help
7Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Finnish ia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishiaObsolete spelling of ja
2Finnishjaand; AND
3Proto-Finnicjaand
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Old Norse hjalpa →