Where does “laatikkoruoka” come from?

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

laatikkoruoka (Finnish): casserole food consisting of vegetables, meat and starchy binder, cooked in a high-walled dish or pan

Definitions

  1. casserole food consisting of vegetables, meat and starchy binder, cooked in a high-walled dish or pan

Ancestry of “laatikkoruoka”, step by step

laatikkoruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →