Where does “ystävänpalvelus” come from?

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

ystävänpalvelus (Finnish): favor to a friend

Definitions

  1. favor to a friend

Ancestry of “ystävänpalvelus”, step by step

ystävänpalvelus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelus

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

via Finnish ystävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishystäväfriend
Every word from Proto-Finnic palvodak →Every word from Finnish palvoa →Every word from Finnish palvella →