Where does “uintikelvoton” come from?

uintikelvoton (Finnish) comes from Finnish uinti, from Finnish uida, from Proto-Finnic uidak, from Proto-Uralic uje-, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís — resin, gum; to say, speak.

uintikelvoton (Finnish): unfit for swimming

Definitions

  1. unfit for swimming

Ancestry of “uintikelvoton”, step by step

uintikelvoton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uinti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuintiswimming
2Finnishuidato swim; to bathe
3Proto-Finnicuidakto swim
4Proto-Uralicuje-to swim
5Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
6Proto-Slavicthis
7Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu
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