Where does “palvelu” come from?

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

palvelu (Finnish): service

Definitions

  1. service

Ancestry of “palvelu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “palvelu

Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak
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