Where does “texmexruoka” come from?

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

texmexruoka (Finnish): Tex-Mex

Definitions

  1. Tex-Mex

Ancestry of “texmexruoka”, step by step

texmexruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish Tex-Mex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTex-Mex—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →