Where does “kõlvõtõ” come from?

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

kõlvõtõ (Votic): to do (for), be acceptable, be okay, suit, work

Definitions

  1. to do (for), be acceptable, be okay, suit, work

Ancestry of “kõlvõtõ”, 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 helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →