Where does “pääruoka” come from?

pääruoka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää-, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

pääruoka (Finnish): main course, entrée, entree

Definitions

  1. main course, entrée, entree

Ancestry of “pääruoka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpää-main, head, prime, primary, principal, leading
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “pääruoka”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →
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