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Where does “merikelpoisuus” come from?

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

merikelpoisuus (Finnish): seaworthiness

Definitions

  1. seaworthiness

Ancestry of “merikelpoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerikelpoinenseaworthy
2Finnishkelpoinenfulfilling the requirements , being up to ; used...
3Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
4Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
5Proto-Finnickelbat'ak—
6Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
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