Where does “palvelustodistus” come from?
palvelustodistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelus, from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak — to ask for.
palvelustodistus (Finnish): service record, service certificate
Definitions
- service record, service certificate
Ancestry of “palvelustodistus”, step by step
palvelustodistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palvelus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palvelus | service; favor |
| 2 | Finnish | palvella | to serve; Adessive singular form of palvi |
| 3 | Finnish | palvoa | to worship; to love ardently |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | palvodak | to ask for |
via Finnish todistus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | todistus | certificate; diploma, report card, certificate;... |
| 2 | Finnish | todistaa | To prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,... |
| 3 | Finnish | tosi | truth, reality, real thing; real-life; true |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | toci | truth |