Where does “hierontapalvelu” come from?

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

hierontapalvelu (Finnish): massage service

Definitions

  1. massage service

Ancestry of “hierontapalvelu”, step by step

hierontapalvelu 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 hieronta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhierontamassage; massacre
2Finnish-ntäFront vowel variant of -nta; API
3Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →