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Where does “siviilipalvelus” come from?

siviilipalvelus (Finnish) comes from Finnish siviili, from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

siviilipalvelus (Finnish): alternative civilian service, civilian service,...

Definitions

  1. alternative civilian service, civilian service,...

Ancestry of “siviilipalvelus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiviilicivilian
2Old Frenchcivil—
3Latincīvīlis—
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “siviilipalvelus”

  • siviilipalvelusmies
  • sivari
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