Where does “sairaalaruoka” come from?

sairaalaruoka (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairaala, from Finnish sairas, from Proto-Finnic sairas, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

sairaalaruoka (Finnish): hospital food

Definitions

  1. hospital food

Ancestry of “sairaalaruoka”, step by step

sairaalaruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sairaala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsairaalahospital
2Finnishsairasill, sick; A sick person
3Proto-Finnicsairasill, sick
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →
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