Where does “ruuankäry” come from?

ruuankäry (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoka, from Proto-Finnic rooka, from Proto-Germanic rōkō — care, attention.

Ancestry of “ruuankäry”, step by step

ruuankäry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention

via Finnish käry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärythe smell of burning; the act of someone being...
2Finnishkäristäto crackle; Indicative present connegative form...
3Finnish-istaForms frequentative verbs
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →