Where does “himoruoka” come from?

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

himoruoka (Finnish): food that one wants to eat

Definitions

  1. food that one wants to eat

Ancestry of “himoruoka”, step by step

himoruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish himo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhimolust, desire, passion, craving
2Proto-Finnichimodesire, wish, craving
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