Where does “rikki” come from?

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

rikki (Finnish): sulfur, sulphur; broken

Definitions

  1. sulfur, sulphur; broken

Ancestry of “rikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
2Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage

Words derived from “rikki”

Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Finnish rikkoa →