Where does “ehtoopalvelus” come from?

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

ehtoopalvelus (Finnish): evening prayer, evensong

Definitions

  1. evening prayer, evensong

Ancestry of “ehtoopalvelus”, step by step

ehtoopalvelus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelus

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

via Finnish ehtoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehtooevening
2Proto-Finnicektagoevening
3Proto-Finnicektäevening
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →