Where does “kivirikko” come from?
kivirikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikko, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.
Ancestry of “kivirikko”, step by step
kivirikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rikko | breakage; saxifrage |
| 2 | Finnish | rikkoa | to break; to violate, breach; to offend, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rikkodak | to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage |
via Finnish kivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 2 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |