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Where does “ruokapalvelu” come from?

ruokapalvelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelu, from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak.

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

Definitions

  1. A usually municipal central kitchen which...

Ancestry of “ruokapalvelu”, step by step

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