Where does “ruokajuoma” come from?

ruokajuoma (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoma, from Proto-Finnic jooma, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

ruokajuoma (Finnish): a drink or beverage that accompanies a meal; a drink or beverage consumed with food; food drink, food beverage, mealtime drink, mealtime beverage

Definitions

  1. a drink or beverage that accompanies a meal; a drink or beverage consumed with food; food drink, food beverage, mealtime drink, mealtime beverage

Ancestry of “ruokajuoma”, step by step

ruokajuoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuomadrink; beverage; Agent participle of juoda
2Proto-Finnicjoomadrink; beverage
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Proto-Finnic jooma →