Where does “palvelinkone” come from?

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

palvelinkone (Finnish): server machine, server computer

Definitions

  1. server machine, server computer

Ancestry of “palvelinkone”, step by step

palvelinkone 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 kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →