Where does “itsepalveluliike” come from?

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

itsepalveluliike (Finnish): self-service outlet, self-service shop

Definitions

  1. self-service outlet, self-service shop

Ancestry of “itsepalveluliike”, step by step

itsepalveluliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itsepalvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitsepalveluself-service
2Finnishpalveluservice
3Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
4Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
5Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodakEvery word from Finnish palvoaEvery word from Finnish palvella