Where does “jelppiä” come from?
jelppiä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jelpata, from Swedish hjälpa, from Old Swedish hiælpa, from Old Norse hjalpa, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.
jelppiä (Finnish): To help
Ancestry of “jelppiä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | jelpata | to help |
| 2 | Swedish | hjälpa | to help; give aid or assistance to; to help;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hiælpa | to help |
| 4 | Old Norse | hjalpa | to help |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helpaną | to help |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelb- | help |