Where does “ruutunelonen” come from?

ruutunelonen (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.

ruutunelonen (Finnish): four of diamonds

Definitions

four of diamonds

Ancestry of “ruutunelonen”, step by step

ruutunelonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruutu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	ruutu	square; rectangle; box
2	Swedish	ruta	square, tile; windowpane; panel
3	Middle Low German	rūte	—
4	Old High German	rūta	—
5	Latin	rūta	rue bitter herb
6	Ancient Greek	ῥυτή	rue

via Finnish nelonen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	nelonen	four; fourth gear; F
2	Finnish	neljä	four
3	Proto-Finnic	neljä	four
4	Proto-Uralic	neljä	four

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Old High German rūta →