Where does “merikelvoton” come from?
merikelvoton (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.
merikelvoton (Finnish): unseaworthy
Ancestry of “merikelvoton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kelvoton | useless, good for nothing; worthless; unfit |
| 2 | Finnish | kelpo | decent, good, fine |
| 3 | Finnish | kelvata | to do, work, suffice |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kelbat'ak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helpaną | to help |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelb- | help |