Where does “lohturuoka” come from?

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

lohturuoka (Finnish): comfort food food consumed to feel comfort

Definitions

  1. comfort food food consumed to feel comfort

Ancestry of “lohturuoka”, step by step

lohturuoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish lohtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohtucomfort, consolation, solace
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →
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