Where does “ruokakuljetus” come from?

ruokakuljetus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuljetus, from Finnish kuljettaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

ruokakuljetus (Finnish): meals on wheels

Definitions

  1. meals on wheels

Ancestry of “ruokakuljetus”, step by step

ruokakuljetus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuljetus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuljetustransport, a delivery, a ride
2Finnishkuljettaato transport; to carry, convey; to drive
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →