Where does “rikkihiili” come from?

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

rikkihiili (Finnish): carbon disulfide

Definitions

  1. carbon disulfide

Ancestry of “rikkihiili”, step by step

rikkihiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkisulfur, sulphur; broken
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Finnish rikkoa →Every word from Finnish rikki →