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

kelvoton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelpo

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

via Finnish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtonGenitive singular form of toi; Accusative...

Words derived from “kelvoton

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