Where does “välipalvelin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “välipalvelin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalvelinserver; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →