Where does “palveluhalu” come from?
palveluhalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelu, from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak — to ask for.
palveluhalu (Finnish): desire to serve
Ancestry of “palveluhalu”, step by step
palveluhalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palvelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palvelu | service |
| 2 | Finnish | palvella | to serve; Adessive singular form of palvi |
| 3 | Finnish | palvoa | to worship; to love ardently |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | palvodak | to ask for |
via Finnish halu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 2 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “palveluhalu”