Where does “kõlbõ” come from?

kõlbõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

kõlbõ (Livonian): to be suited, suit, be fit

Definitions

  1. to be suited, suit, be fit

Ancestry of “kõlbõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
2Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb-Every word from Proto-Germanic helpanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak
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