Where does “ruoka-astia” come from?

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

ruoka-astia (Finnish): food container, food vessel

Definitions

  1. food container, food vessel

Ancestry of “ruoka-astia”, step by step

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

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish astia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastiacontainer, vessel, receptacle; dish; bin

Words derived from “ruoka-astia”

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