Where does “ruokottomuus” come from?

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

ruokottomuus (Finnish): untidiness, slovenliness

Definitions

  1. untidiness, slovenliness

Ancestry of “ruokottomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokotonuntidy, disorganized, slovenly
2Finnishruokkoalimony
3Proto-Finnicrookkocare
4Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rookko →Every word from Finnish ruokko →
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