Where does “huumerikos” come from?

huumerikos (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikos, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.

huumerikos (Finnish): drug crime a criminal act related to drugs or narcotics

Definitions

  1. drug crime a criminal act related to drugs or narcotics

Ancestry of “huumerikos”, step by step

huumerikos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish huume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuumedrug, narcotic
2Finnishhuumatato stun, daze; to drug, dope, intoxicate, turn...
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