Where does “ruokatauko” come from?

ruokatauko (Finnish) comes from Finnish tauko, from Proto-Germanic taugō, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

ruokatauko (Finnish): meal break, bait

Definitions

  1. meal break, bait

Ancestry of “ruokatauko”, step by step

ruokatauko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tauko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaukobreak, pause; rest; caesura
2Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugō →Every word from Finnish tauko →