Where does “ruokoton” come from?

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

ruokoton (Finnish): untidy, disorganized, slovenly

Definitions

  1. untidy, disorganized, slovenly

Ancestry of “ruokoton”, step by step

ruokoton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruokko

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

via Finnish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtonGenitive singular form of toi; Accusative...

Words derived from “ruokoton”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rookko →Every word from Finnish ruokko →