Where does “ruoka” come from?

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

ruoka (Finnish): food; meal

Definitions

  1. food; meal

Ancestry of “ruoka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ruoka”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →
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