Where does “syömäkelpoinen” come from?

syömäkelpoinen (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.

syömäkelpoinen (Finnish): edible, comestible

Definitions

  1. edible, comestible

Ancestry of “syömäkelpoinen”, step by step

syömäkelpoinen 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 syödä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
2Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →