Where does “palvelu” come from?
palvelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak.
palvelu (Finnish): service
Ancestry of “palvelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palvella | to serve; Adessive singular form of palvi |
| 2 | Finnish | palvoa | to worship; to love ardently |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | palvodak | — |
Words derived from “palvelu”