Where does “vuokaruoka” come from?

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

vuokaruoka (Finnish): casserole dish, casserole food

Definitions

  1. casserole dish, casserole food

Ancestry of “vuokaruoka”, step by step

vuokaruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoka

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

via Finnish vuoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuokacasserole; casserole, usually with a modifier...
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooka →Every word from Finnish ruoka →