Where does “vaalikelpoisuus” come from?
vaalikelpoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaalikelpoinen, from Finnish kelpoinen, from Finnish kelpo, from Finnish kelvata, from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.
vaalikelpoisuus (Finnish): electoral eligibility, eligibility condition of being allowed to stand as a candidate in an election
Definitions
- electoral eligibility, eligibility condition of being allowed to stand as a candidate in an election
Ancestry of “vaalikelpoisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaalikelpoinen | eligible fulfilling the specific requirements for standing as a candidate in a given election |
| 2 | Finnish | kelpoinen | eligible |
| 3 | Finnish | kelpo | decent, good, fine |
| 4 | Finnish | kelvata | to do, work, suffice |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kelbat'ak | to do, to suffice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | helpaną | to help |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelb- | help |