Where does “palvelusopimus” come from?

palvelusopimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopimus, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

palvelusopimus (Finnish): service contract, service agreement

Definitions

  1. service contract, service agreement

Ancestry of “palvelusopimus”, step by step

palvelusopimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sopimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopimusagreement, arrangement, contract; treaty,...
2Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
3Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
4Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
5Proto-Uralicśopaclothing

via Finnish palvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for
Every word from Proto-Uralic śopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopidak →