Where does “sääpalvelu” come from?

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

sääpalvelu (Finnish): weather service

Definitions

  1. weather service

Ancestry of “sääpalvelu”, step by step

sääpalvelu 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 sää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääweather; you; fiber, thread, strand
2Proto-Finnicsääweather
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →