Where does “tarjoiluvati” come from?

tarjoiluvati (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarjoilu, from Finnish tarjoilla, from Finnish tarjota, from Finnish tarjo-, from Finnish -ntä, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.

tarjoiluvati (Finnish): serving dish, serving tray, serving platter

Definitions

  1. serving dish, serving tray, serving platter

Ancestry of “tarjoiluvati”, step by step

tarjoiluvati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarjoilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarjoiluwaiting, service
2Finnishtarjoillato serve, dish out
3Finnishtarjotato offer; to treat; to serve
4Finnishtarjo-
5Finnish-ntäFront vowel variant of -nta; API
6Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs

via Finnish vati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvatidish
2Swedishfätsaucer; a small dish
3Old Norsefatvat, vessel, luggage, clothing; vessel; cover;...
4Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container
Every word from Proto-Finnic -nta
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