Where does “palvelija” come from?

palvelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

palvelija (Finnish): servant

Definitions

  1. servant

Ancestry of “palvelija”, step by step

palvelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish palvella

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

Words derived from “palvelija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →