Where does “ruokavalio-oppi” come from?

ruokavalio-oppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruokavalio, from Finnish valio, from Finnish valita, from Proto-Finnic valit'ak, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

ruokavalio-oppi (Finnish): dietetics

Definitions

  1. dietetics

Ancestry of “ruokavalio-oppi”, step by step

ruokavalio-oppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruokavalio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokavaliodiet the food and beverage a person or animal consumes; controlled regimen of food and drink choices
2FinnishvalioAn outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite
3Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
4Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Finnish oppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoppidoctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense...
2Finnishoppiato learn
3Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic waljanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic valit'ak