Where does “pikkurikos” come from?

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

pikkurikos (Finnish): minor crime, misdemeanor, petty crime a minor criminal act

Definitions

  1. minor crime, misdemeanor, petty crime a minor criminal act

Ancestry of “pikkurikos”, step by step

pikkurikos 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 pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
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