Where does “Ruovesi” come from?

Ruovesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ruokovesi, from Finnish ruoko, from Proto-Finnic rooko, from Proto-Finnic rooka, from Proto-Germanic rōkō — care, attention.

Ancestry of “Ruovesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRuokovesi—
2Finnishruokoreed, cane
3Proto-Finnicrookoreed
4Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
5Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention

Words derived from “Ruovesi”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooko →