Where does “abipalve” come from?

abipalve (Estonian) comes from Estonian palve, from Estonian paluma, from Proto-Finnic palvodak — to ask for.

abipalve (Estonian): request for help

Definitions

  1. request for help

Ancestry of “abipalve”, step by step

abipalve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian palve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpalveprayer
2Estonianpalumato ask for, request; to beg, pray
3Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for

via Estonian abi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianabihelp
2Proto-Finnicapihelp, aid, assistance
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Estonian paluma →Every word from Estonian palve →