Where does “ruokokieli” come from?

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

ruokokieli (Finnish): reed

Definitions

  1. reed

Ancestry of “ruokokieli”, step by step

ruokokieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoko

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

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooko →
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