Where does “ruokopilli” come from?

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

ruokopilli (Finnish): reed pipe

Definitions

  1. reed pipe

Ancestry of “ruokopilli”, step by step

ruokopilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoko

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

via Finnish pilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilliwhistle; pipe; drinking straw, straw
2Proto-Finnicpillipipe, flute (instrument)
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooko →