Where does “märkäruoka” come from?

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

märkäruoka (Finnish): wet food for pets

Definitions

  1. wet food for pets

Ancestry of “märkäruoka”, step by step

märkäruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish märkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmärkäwet; pus
2Proto-Finnicmärkäwet, moist; pus
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →