Where does “veripalvelu” come from?

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

veripalvelu (Finnish): blood bank, blood service

Definitions

  1. blood bank, blood service

Ancestry of “veripalvelu”, step by step

veripalvelu 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 veri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveriblood
2Proto-Finnicveriblood
3Proto-Uralicwereblood
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →