Where does “ruokota” come from?

ruokota (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruokko, from Proto-Finnic rookko, from Proto-Germanic rōkō — care, attention.

ruokota (Finnish): to tidy up; to keep clean

Definitions

  1. to tidy up; to keep clean

Ancestry of “ruokota”, step by step

ruokota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruokko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokkoalimony
2Proto-Finnicrookkocare
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention

via Finnish tä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rookko →Every word from Finnish ruokko →