Where does “juomakelvoton” come from?

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

juomakelvoton (Finnish): undrinkable, impotable

Definitions

  1. undrinkable, impotable

Ancestry of “juomakelvoton”, step by step

juomakelvoton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelvoton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelvotonuseless, good for nothing; worthless; unfit
2Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
3Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
4Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Finnish juoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuomadrink; beverage; Agent participle of juoda
2Proto-Finnicjoomadrink; beverage
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →
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