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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rooka

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *rōkō (care, attention), whence Middle High German ruoche.

Noun

*rooka

  1. food
  2. meal

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: roog
  • Finnish: ruoka
  • Ingrian: rooka
  • Karelian: ruoka, ruoga
  • Livvi: ruogu
  • Ludian: ruog
  • Võro: ruug
  • Votic: rooka

Further reading

  • roog in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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