Where does “yöjumalanpalvelus” come from?
yöjumalanpalvelus (Finnish) comes from Finnish jumalanpalvelus, from Finnish palvelus, from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak — to ask for.
yöjumalanpalvelus (Finnish): night church service
Definitions
- night church service
Ancestry of “yöjumalanpalvelus”, step by step
yöjumalanpalvelus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jumalanpalvelus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jumalanpalvelus | service, divine service, worship |
| 2 | Finnish | palvelus | service; favor |
| 3 | Finnish | palvella | to serve; Adessive singular form of palvi |
| 4 | Finnish | palvoa | to worship; to love ardently |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | palvodak | to ask for |