Where does “ateriapalvelu” come from?

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

ateriapalvelu (Finnish): catering service

Definitions

  1. catering service

Ancestry of “ateriapalvelu”, step by step

ateriapalvelu 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 ateria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishateriameal
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →