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
- to feed; Partitive singular form of ruokki
Ancestry of “ruokkia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | rookkidak | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rōkijaną | to care, care for, take care of; to mind, heed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | reǵ- | to bind; straight, direct; straight, right |
Words derived from “ruokkia”