Where does “lusikkaruoka” come from?

lusikkaruoka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lusikka, from Old East Slavic лъжька, from Proto-Slavic lyžьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

lusikkaruoka (Finnish): spoon food, soft food; a food or dish eaten with a spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon food, soft food; a food or dish eaten with a spoon

Ancestry of “lusikkaruoka”, step by step

lusikkaruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lusikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlusikkaspoon
2Old East Slavicлъжькаspoon
3Proto-Slaviclyžьkaspoon
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic lyžьka →