Where does “palveluskelpoisuus” come from?

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

palveluskelpoisuus (Finnish): able-bodiedness for service

Definitions

  1. able-bodiedness for service

Ancestry of “palveluskelpoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluskelpoinenable-bodied, fit for (military) service
2Finnishkelpoineneligible
3Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
4Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
5Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
6Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →