Where does “mieliruoka” come from?

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

mieliruoka (Finnish): favorite food

Definitions

  1. favorite food

Ancestry of “mieliruoka”, step by step

mieliruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish mieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
2Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
3Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →