Where does “ruokkia” come from?

ruokkia (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic rookkidak, from Proto-Germanic rōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.

ruokkia (Finnish): to feed; Partitive singular form of ruokki

Definitions

  1. to feed; Partitive singular form of ruokki

Ancestry of “ruokkia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicrookkidakto care for, to tend, to feed
2Proto-Germanicrōkijanąto care, care for, take care of; to mind, heed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right

Words derived from “ruokkia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkijanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic rookkidak