Where does “kriminaalipotilas” come from?

kriminaalipotilas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kriminaali, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

kriminaalipotilas (Finnish): prisoner patient

Definitions

  1. prisoner patient

Ancestry of “kriminaalipotilas”, step by step

kriminaalipotilas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kriminaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkriminaalicriminal; A criminal person
2Latincrīmināliscriminal
3Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
4Proto-Italickreimen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Finnish potilas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotilaspatient
2FinnishpoteaTo be sick with, have, suffer from
3Proto-Finnicpotedakto be sick with, to suffer from
4Proto-Finnicpoče-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →