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Where does “ruokatorvi” come from?

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

ruokatorvi (Finnish): oesophagus, esophagus; in compound terms also...

Definitions

  1. oesophagus, esophagus; in compound terms also...

Ancestry of “ruokatorvi”, step by step

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