Where does “palvelinkeskus” come from?

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

palvelinkeskus (Finnish): data center, server farm

Definitions

  1. data center, server farm

Ancestry of “palvelinkeskus”, step by step

palvelinkeskus 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 keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →