Where does “kierrätyskelpoinen” come from?
kierrätyskelpoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kelpoinen, from Finnish kelpo, from Finnish kelvata, from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.
kierrätyskelpoinen (Finnish): recyclable
Definitions
- recyclable
Ancestry of “kierrätyskelpoinen”, step by step
kierrätyskelpoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kelpoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kelpoinen | eligible |
| 2 | Finnish | kelpo | decent, good, fine |
| 3 | Finnish | kelvata | to do, work, suffice |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kelbat'ak | to do, to suffice |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helpaną | to help |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelb- | help |
via Finnish kierrätys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kierrätys | rotation; recycling |
| 2 | Finnish | kierrättää | to take (someone) all over, show (someone) the sights, show (someone) around |
| 3 | Finnish | kiertää | to turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keertädäk | to turn; to spin thread |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | keerä | twisted |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | kerä | — |