Where does “lukukelpoinen” come from?

lukukelpoinen (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.

lukukelpoinen (Finnish): readable

Definitions

  1. readable

Ancestry of “lukukelpoinen”, step by step

lukukelpoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelpoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelpoineneligible
2Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
3Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
4Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Finnish luku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukunumber, count, quantity; chapter; reading
2Proto-Finniclukunumber, quantity
3Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
4Proto-Uralicluke-to count
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →