Where does “herkkuruoka” come from?

herkkuruoka (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoka, from Proto-Finnic rooka, from Proto-Germanic rōkō — care, attention.

herkkuruoka (Finnish): choice food, tasty food, delicacy

Definitions

  1. choice food, tasty food, delicacy

Ancestry of “herkkuruoka”, step by step

herkkuruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention

via Finnish herkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishherkkuA delicacy
2Proto-Finnicherkkudelicacy
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →