Where does “ruokolehti” come from?

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

ruokolehti (Finnish): reed on a woodwind instrument

Definitions

  1. reed on a woodwind instrument

Ancestry of “ruokolehti”, step by step

ruokolehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoko

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

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooko →