Where does “palvelus” come from?
palvelus (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak.
palvelus (Finnish): service; favor
Ancestry of “palvelus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palvella | to serve; Adessive singular form of palvi |
| 2 | Finnish | palvoa | to worship; to love ardently |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | palvodak | — |
Words derived from “palvelus”