Where does “palvelualue” come from?

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

palvelualue (Finnish): catchment area, service area area served by some kind of service, e.g. a local institution

Definitions

  1. catchment area, service area area served by some kind of service, e.g. a local institution

Ancestry of “palvelualue”, step by step

palvelualue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →