Where does “ruokinta” come from?
ruokinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruokkia, from Proto-Finnic rookkidak, from Proto-Germanic rōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.
ruokinta (Finnish): feeding
Ancestry of “ruokinta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruokkia | to feed; Partitive singular form of ruokki |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rookkidak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rōkijaną | to care, care for, take care of; to mind, heed,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reǵ- | to bind; straight, direct; straight, right |
Words derived from “ruokinta”