Where does “ruokonata” come from?

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

ruokonata (Finnish): tall fescue

Definitions

  1. tall fescue

Ancestry of “ruokonata”, step by step

ruokonata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoko

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

via Finnish nata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnatafescue
2Latinnaccafuller
3Sanskritनृत्य—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooko →