Where does “syömäkelvoton” come from?

syömäkelvoton (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.

syömäkelvoton (Finnish): inedible

Definitions

  1. inedible

Ancestry of “syömäkelvoton”, step by step

syömäkelvoton 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 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 →
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