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Where does “*hëlppo” come from?

*hëlppo (Proto-Finno-Ugric) comes from Proto-Germanic helpō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

Ancestry of “*hëlppo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
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