Where does “satamapalvelu” come from?
satamapalvelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelu, from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak — to ask for.
satamapalvelu (Finnish): port service
Ancestry of “satamapalvelu”, step by step
satamapalvelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish satama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | satama | harbour, port, haven; port authority; Agent... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | satama | harbor, haven |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |