Where does “järviruoko” come from?

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

järviruoko (Finnish): common reed

Definitions

  1. common reed

Ancestry of “järviruoko”, step by step

järviruoko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoko

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

via Finnish järvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvilake
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooko →