Where does “ruokapalvelu” come from?

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

ruokapalvelu (Finnish): A usually municipal central kitchen which...

Definitions

  1. A usually municipal central kitchen which...

Ancestry of “ruokapalvelu”, step by step

ruokapalvelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →