Where does “avopalvelu” come from?

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

avopalvelu (Finnish): service provided in avohoito or avohuolto

Definitions

  1. service provided in avohoito or avohuolto

Ancestry of “avopalvelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →