Where does “karjanruokinta” come from?

karjanruokinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish karja, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karjanruokinta (Finnish): feeding cattle, feeding livestock

Definitions

  1. feeding cattle, feeding livestock

Ancestry of “karjanruokinta”, step by step

karjanruokinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarjacattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier
2Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish ruokinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokintafeeding
2Finnishruokkiato feed; Partitive singular form of ruokki
3Proto-Finnicrookkidakto care for, to tend, to feed
4Proto-Germanicrōkijanąto care, care for, take care of; to mind, heed,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-