Where does “palvelutaso” come from?
palvelutaso (Finnish) comes from Finnish taso, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.
palvelutaso (Finnish): service level
Ancestry of “palvelutaso”, step by step
palvelutaso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taso | level; standard; wing |
| 2 | Finnish | tasa | of equal height; of the same level |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tasa | even |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taśa | even |
via Finnish palvelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palvelu | service |
| 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 |