Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rookko

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms 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). Doublet of *rooka.

Noun

*rookko

  1. care
  2. feeding
  3. order

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: ruokko
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: rūok ?
  • Livvi: ruokko
  • Ludian: ruokkoh
  • Skolt Sami: ruâkk
  • ? Kildin Sami: руэһк (ruehk)
  • Ter Sami: руэһһка (ruehhkâ)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ruokko”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN