Where does “kelpaamaton” come from?

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

kelpaamaton (Finnish): Negative participle of kelvata

Definitions

  1. Negative participle of kelvata

Ancestry of “kelpaamaton”, step by step

kelpaamaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelvata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
2Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Finnish maton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmatonGenitive singular form of matto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →