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Where does “palve” come from?

palve (Estonian) comes from Estonian paluma, from Proto-Finnic palvodak.

palve (Estonian): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “palve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpalumato ask for, request; to beg, pray
2Proto-Finnicpalvodak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →