Where does “henkirikos” come from?

henkirikos (Finnish) comes from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

henkirikos (Finnish): homicide a killing, whether premeditated or unintentional; any of the crimes by which a person causes another person to die unnaturally

Definitions

  1. homicide a killing, whether premeditated or unintentional; any of the crimes by which a person causes another person to die unnaturally

Ancestry of “henkirikos”, step by step

henkirikos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

via Finnish rikos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikoscrime, offence/offense, criminality; ~" a...
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage
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