Where does “ruokakulut” come from?

ruokakulut (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulu, from Finnish kulua, from Proto-Finnic kuludak, from Proto-Uralic kule- — to hear.

ruokakulut (Finnish): food costs, food expenses

Definitions

  1. food costs, food expenses

Ancestry of “ruokakulut”, step by step

ruokakulut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuluexpense, cost, expenditure; worn; Indicative...
2Finnishkuluato wear; to get spent, go; to be/get consumed, to...
3Proto-Finnickuludakto wear out
4Proto-Uralickule-to hear

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Uralic kule- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuludak →Every word from Finnish kulua →