Where does “ruotoinen” come from?

ruotoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoto, from Proto-Germanic rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.

ruotoinen (Finnish): bony

Definitions

  1. bony

Ancestry of “ruotoinen”, step by step

ruotoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruotofishbone, bone; shaft, stem; spine, chine
2Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Finnish ruoto →