Where does “palveluskunta” come from?

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

palveluskunta (Finnish): servants collectively

Definitions

  1. servants collectively

Ancestry of “palveluskunta”, step by step

palveluskunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelus

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

via Finnish kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →