Where does “ruoka-apu” come from?

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

ruoka-apu (Finnish): food aid

Definitions

  1. food aid

Ancestry of “ruoka-apu”, step by step

ruoka-apu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →