Where does “seuranhakupalvelu” come from?

seuranhakupalvelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish seuranhaku, from Finnish haku, from Finnish hakea, from Proto-Finnic hakedak, from Proto-Germanic sākija-.

seuranhakupalvelu (Finnish): dating service

Definitions

  1. dating service

Ancestry of “seuranhakupalvelu”, step by step

seuranhakupalvelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seuranhaku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuranhakudating, matchmaking trying to find a romantic partner
2Finnishhakusearch; applying, application
3FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
4Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
5Proto-Germanicsākija-

via Finnish palvelu

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