Where does “palvelunestohyökkäys” come from?

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

palvelunestohyökkäys (Finnish): denial-of-service attack, DoS attack

Definitions

  1. denial-of-service attack, DoS attack

Ancestry of “palvelunestohyökkäys”, step by step

palvelunestohyökkäys traces back through 3 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 hyökkäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyökkäysattack
2FinnishhyökätäTo attack, assault, charge, come at; To invade

via Finnish esto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishestoblock, blocking, blockage; An inhibition; An...
2Finnishestääto prevent, forestall, preclude; to avert; to...
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →