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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkriminaalicriminal; A criminal person
2Latincrīminālis—
3Latincrīmen—
4Proto-Italickreimen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →