Where does “keskiruoti” come from?
keskiruoti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoti, from Finnish ruoto, from Proto-Germanic rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.
keskiruoti (Finnish): midrib, midvein
Ancestry of “keskiruoti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ruoti | rib; rachis; tang |
| 2 | Finnish | ruoto | fishbone, bone; shaft, stem; spine, chine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rōdō | rod, pole |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rōt- | — |