Where does “ruoansäilytys” come from?

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

ruoansäilytys (Finnish): food preservation, food storage

Definitions

  1. food preservation, food storage

Ancestry of “ruoansäilytys”, step by step

ruoansäilytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish säilytys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäilytyspreservation; conservation
2FinnishsäilyttääTo preserve; To retain
3FinnishsäilyäTo remain; To abide; To be preserved
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →