Where does “palvelus” come from?

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

palvelus (Finnish): service; favor

Definitions

  1. service; favor

Ancestry of “palvelus”, step by step

palvelus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvella

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

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “palvelus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →