Where does “vauvanruoka” come from?

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

vauvanruoka (Finnish): baby food

Definitions

  1. baby food

Ancestry of “vauvanruoka”, step by step

vauvanruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish vauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvauvababy; a baby animal
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →