Where does “bálvalit” come from?

bálvalit (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish palvella, from Finnish palvoa, from Proto-Finnic palvodak — to ask for.

bálvalit (Northern Sami): to serve (one's country, master, a purpose; be of service)

Definitions

  1. to serve (one's country, master, a purpose; be of service)

Ancestry of “bálvalit”, step by step

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