Where does “palvelusrikos” come from?

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

palvelusrikos (Finnish): service offence a breach of military duty, as defined in Finnish criminal law

Definitions

  1. service offence a breach of military duty, as defined in Finnish criminal law

Ancestry of “palvelusrikos”, step by step

palvelusrikos 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 rikos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikoscrime, offence/offense, criminality; ~" a...
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →
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