Where does “hoivapalvelu” come from?

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

hoivapalvelu (Finnish): care service, nursing service

Definitions

  1. care service, nursing service

Ancestry of “hoivapalvelu”, step by step

hoivapalvelu 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 hoiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoivacare maintenance, upkeep, especially tender care such as those by parents towards children, or of nursing
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodakEvery word from Finnish palvoaEvery word from Finnish palvella