Where does “ruutukolmonen” come from?

ruutukolmonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruutu, from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

ruutukolmonen (Finnish): three of diamonds

Definitions

  1. three of diamonds

Ancestry of “ruutukolmonen”, step by step

ruutukolmonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruutusquare; rectangle; box
2Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
3Middle Low Germanrūte
4Old High Germanrūta
5Latinrūtarue bitter herb
6Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

via Finnish kolmonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmonenthree; third gear; trey
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτήEvery word from Latin rūtaEvery word from Old High German rūta