Where does “ruutukuningatar” come from?

ruutukuningatar (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuningatar, from Finnish kuningas, from Proto-Finnic kuningas, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ruutukuningatar (Finnish): queen of diamonds

Definitions

  1. queen of diamonds

Ancestry of “ruutukuningatar”, step by step

ruutukuningatar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuningatar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuningatarqueen
2Finnishkuningasking
3Proto-Finnickuningasking
4Proto-Germanickuningazking
5Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish ruutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruutusquare; rectangle; box
2Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
3Middle Low Germanrūte—
4Old High Germanrūta—
5Latinrūtarue bitter herb
6Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →