Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “ruokohelpi” come from?

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

ruokohelpi (Finnish): reed canarygrass, Phalaris arundinacea

Definitions

  1. reed canarygrass, Phalaris arundinacea

Ancestry of “ruokohelpi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokoreed, cane
2Proto-Finnicrookoreed
3Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
4Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →