Where does “erityispalvelu” come from?
erityispalvelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelu, from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak — to ask for.
erityispalvelu (Finnish): specialized service
Ancestry of “erityispalvelu”, step by step
erityispalvelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palvelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palvelu | service |
| 2 | Finnish | palvella | to serve; Adessive singular form of palvi |
| 3 | Finnish | palvoa | to worship; to love ardently |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | palvodak | to ask for |
via Finnish erityinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erityinen | special; specific |
| 2 | Finnish | eri | different, other, another; different, separate;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *erei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |