Where does “palvelupalkkio” come from?

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

palvelupalkkio (Finnish): service fee, service bonus

Definitions

  1. service fee, service bonus

Ancestry of “palvelupalkkio”, step by step

palvelupalkkio 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 palkkio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkioreward, bounty; fee, honorarium
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →