Where does “lukukelvoton” come from?

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

lukukelvoton (Finnish): illegible; unreadable

Definitions

  1. illegible; unreadable

Ancestry of “lukukelvoton”, step by step

lukukelvoton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelvoton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelvotonuseless, good for nothing; worthless; unfit
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 →