Where does “vaalikelpoinen” come from?

vaalikelpoinen (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.

vaalikelpoinen (Finnish): eligible fulfilling the specific requirements for standing as a candidate in a given election

Definitions

  1. eligible fulfilling the specific requirements for standing as a candidate in a given election

Ancestry of “vaalikelpoinen”, step by step

vaalikelpoinen 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 vaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalielection; Third-person singular indicative past...
2Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
3Old Swedishhvalwhale
4Old Norsehvalrwhale
5Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “vaalikelpoinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →