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

siviilipalvelus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siviili

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

via Finnish palvelus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalvelusservice; favor
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for

Words derived from “siviilipalvelus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin cīvīlis