Where does “letkuruokinta” come from?
letkuruokinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruokinta, from Finnish ruokkia, from Proto-Finnic rookkidak, from Proto-Germanic rōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.
letkuruokinta (Finnish): tube feeding, gavage
Definitions
- tube feeding, gavage
Ancestry of “letkuruokinta”, step by step
letkuruokinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruokinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruokinta | feeding |
| 2 | Finnish | ruokkia | to feed; Partitive singular form of ruokki |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rookkidak | to care for, to tend, to feed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rōkijaną | to care, care for, take care of; to mind, heed,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | reǵ- | to bind; straight, direct; straight, right |