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

ruokohelpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokoreed, cane
2Proto-Finnicrookoreed
3Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
4Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention

via Finnish helpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelpicanary grass
2Finnishhelvelodicule
3Proto-Finnichelbeh—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooko →