Where does “ruokatalous” come from?

ruokatalous (Finnish) comes from Finnish talous, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.

ruokatalous (Finnish): food management, food economy

Definitions

  1. food management, food economy

Ancestry of “ruokatalous”, step by step

ruokatalous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalouseconomy; finance; a system that maintains...
2Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
3Ludiantaloifarm; house
4Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
5Proto-Baltictalˀa-—

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Baltic talˀa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic talo →Every word from Ludian taloi →