Where does “jouluruoka” come from?

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

jouluruoka (Finnish): Christmas food

Definitions

  1. Christmas food

Ancestry of “jouluruoka”, step by step

jouluruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish joulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjouluChristmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →