Where does “ruoanpito” come from?

ruoanpito (Finnish) comes from Finnish pito, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

ruoanpito (Finnish): (food) catering; preparing and serving food

Definitions

  1. (food) catering; preparing and serving food

Ancestry of “ruoanpito”, step by step

ruoanpito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitokeeping, upkeep; spending; traction
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →