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Where does “käyttökelpoinen” come from?

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

käyttökelpoinen (Finnish): usable, useful, serviceable

Definitions

  1. usable, useful, serviceable

Ancestry of “käyttökelpoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelpoinenfulfilling the requirements , being up to ; used...
2Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
3Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
4Proto-Finnickelbat'ak—
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “käyttökelpoinen”

  • käyttökelpoisuus
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