Where does “ruokoinen” come from?

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

ruokoinen (Finnish): reedy, cany

Definitions

  1. reedy, cany

Ancestry of “ruokoinen”, step by step

ruokoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoko

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

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooko →