Where does “itsepalvelutavaratalo” come from?
itsepalvelutavaratalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish tavaratalo, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.
itsepalvelutavaratalo (Finnish): self-service department store
Definitions
- self-service department store
Ancestry of “itsepalvelutavaratalo”, step by step
itsepalvelutavaratalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tavaratalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tavaratalo | department store |
| 2 | Finnish | talo | house; building; farm, homestead |
| 3 | Ludian | taloi | farm; house |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | talo | farm, farmstead |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | talˀa- | — |
via Finnish itsepalvelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itsepalvelu | self-service |
| 2 | Finnish | palvelu | service |
| 3 | Finnish | palvella | to serve; Adessive singular form of palvi |
| 4 | Finnish | palvoa | to worship; to love ardently |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | palvodak | to ask for |