Where does “juhlapalvelu” come from?

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

juhlapalvelu (Finnish): catering, banqueting business of providing food and related services for special occasions

Definitions

  1. catering, banqueting business of providing food and related services for special occasions

Ancestry of “juhlapalvelu”, step by step

juhlapalvelu 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 juhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhlaparty, celebration; feast; celebration
2Proto-Finnicjuhla—
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →