Where does “nimipalvelin” come from?
nimipalvelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelin, from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak.
nimipalvelin (Finnish): name server
Ancestry of “nimipalvelin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | palvelin | server; First-person singular indicative past... |
| 2 | Finnish | palvella | to serve; Adessive singular form of palvi |
| 3 | Finnish | palvoa | to worship; to love ardently |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | palvodak | — |