Where does “rikkioksidi” come from?

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

rikkioksidi (Finnish): sulfur oxide

Definitions

  1. sulfur oxide

Ancestry of “rikkioksidi”, step by step

rikkioksidi 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 oksidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoksidioxide
Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Finnish rikkoa →Every word from Finnish rikki →