Where does “pakoruutu” come from?

pakoruutu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruutu, from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

pakoruutu (Finnish): flight square, escape square

Definitions

flight square, escape square

Ancestry of “pakoruutu”, step by step

pakoruutu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruutu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	ruutu	square; rectangle; box
2	Swedish	ruta	square, tile; windowpane; panel
3	Middle Low German	rūte	—
4	Old High German	rūta	—
5	Latin	rūta	rue bitter herb
6	Ancient Greek	ῥυτή	rue

via Finnish pako

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	pako	flight; escape; hole, tear
2	Finnish	-o	Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3	Proto-Finnic	-o	Forms action/result nouns from verbs
4	Proto-Uralic	-w	—

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Old High German rūta →