Where does “kelpoinen” come from?

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

kelpoinen (Finnish): eligible

Definitions

  1. eligible

Ancestry of “kelpoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
2Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
3Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “kelpoinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb-Every word from Proto-Germanic helpanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak