Where does “palvelukeskus” come from?

palvelukeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

palvelukeskus (Finnish): service center

Definitions

  1. service center

Ancestry of “palvelukeskus”, step by step

palvelukeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske

via Finnish palvelu

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

Words derived from “palvelukeskus

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keskeEvery word from Finnish Keski-Every word from Finnish keskus
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