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Where does “kelvoton” come from?

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

kelvoton (Finnish): useless, good for nothing; worthless; unfit

Definitions

  1. useless, good for nothing; worthless; unfit

Ancestry of “kelvoton”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kelvoton”

  • hyväksymiskelvoton
  • asumiskelvoton
  • korjauskelvoton
  • kulkukelvoton
  • kääntämiskelvoton
  • merikelvoton
  • käyttökelvoton
  • lukukelvoton
  • juomakelvoton
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