Where does “ruoko” come from?

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

ruoko (Finnish): reed, cane

Definitions

  1. reed, cane

Ancestry of “ruoko”, step by step

ruoko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic rooko

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

via Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀bókò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*kʊ̀bókòarm; hand

Words derived from “ruoko”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooko →