Where does “kelvata” come from?

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

kelvata (Finnish): to do, work, suffice

Definitions

  1. to do, work, suffice

Ancestry of “kelvata”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kelvata

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb-