Where does “ruokalista” come from?

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

ruokalista (Finnish): menu list of dishes offered in a restaurant

Definitions

  1. menu list of dishes offered in a restaurant

Ancestry of “ruokalista”, step by step

ruokalista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish lista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlistalist; Short for ruokalista; Short for pörssilista...
2Swedishlistaa list; a register or roll of paper consisting of...
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →
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