Where does “majesteettirikos” come from?

majesteettirikos (Finnish) comes from Finnish majesteetti, from Swedish majestät, from German Majestät, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

majesteettirikos (Finnish): A lese majesty

Definitions

  1. A lese majesty

Ancestry of “majesteettirikos”, step by step

majesteettirikos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish majesteetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmajesteettiMajesty
2Swedishmajestätmajesty (dignified grandness)
3GermanMajestätmajesty
4Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
5Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →