Where does “tulkkipalvelu” come from?

tulkkipalvelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelu, from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak — to ask for.

tulkkipalvelu (Finnish): interpretation service

Definitions

  1. interpretation service

Ancestry of “tulkkipalvelu”, step by step

tulkkipalvelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelu

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

via Finnish tulkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulkkiinterpreter
2Old Swedishtolker—
3Proto-Slavictъlkъinterpretation; interpreter
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →