Where does “nimipalvelin” come from?

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

nimipalvelin (Finnish): name server

Definitions

  1. name server

Ancestry of “nimipalvelin”, step by step

nimipalvelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalvelinserver; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →