Where does “kelvollisuus” come from?

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

kelvollisuus (Finnish): fitness, suitability, eligibility

Definitions

  1. fitness, suitability, eligibility

Ancestry of “kelvollisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelvollinenfit; suitable; eligible
2Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
3Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
4Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →