Where does “ruokakolmio” come from?

ruokakolmio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolmio, from Finnish kolme, from Finnish kolmi, from Proto-Uralic *kolme.

ruokakolmio (Finnish): food pyramid pyramidal or triangular diagram giving advice on how to eat healthily

Definitions

  1. food pyramid pyramidal or triangular diagram giving advice on how to eat healthily

Ancestry of “ruokakolmio”, step by step

ruokakolmio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolmio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmiotriangle; three-room apartment; give way sign,...
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme—

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kolme →Every word from Finnish kolmi →Every word from Finnish kolme →
ruokakolmio — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer