Where does “asiakaspalvelu” come from?

asiakaspalvelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelu, from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak — to ask for.

asiakaspalvelu (Finnish): customer service

Definitions

  1. customer service

Ancestry of “asiakaspalvelu”, step by step

asiakaspalvelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for

via Finnish asiakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiakascustomer, client; client
2Finnishasiaissue, matter, affair, concern, business,...
3Proto-Finnicacjamatter, case
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →