Where does “ratsupalvelus” come from?

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

ratsupalvelus (Finnish): the duty of a nobleman (and the farm they own) to provide and equip a cavalryman for the military, such as in exchange for tax breaks

Definitions

the duty of a nobleman (and the farm they own) to provide and equip a cavalryman for the military, such as in exchange for tax breaks

Ancestry of “ratsupalvelus”, step by step

ratsupalvelus 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 ratsu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	ratsu	riding horse or other animal used for riding;...
2	Finnish	-u	Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3	Proto-Finnic	-u	Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns

Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →