Where does “ruokarukous” come from?
ruokarukous (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoka, from Proto-Finnic rooka, from Proto-Germanic rōkō — care, attention.
ruokarukous (Finnish): A grace
Ancestry of “ruokarukous”, step by step
ruokarukous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruoka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruoka | food; meal |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rooka | food; meal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rōkō | care, attention |
via Finnish rukous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rukous | prayer; rogation |
| 2 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |