Where does “rikkipitoinen” come from?
rikkipitoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikki, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.
rikkipitoinen (Finnish): sulfurous
Ancestry of “rikkipitoinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | rikki | sulfur, sulphur; broken |
| 2 | Finnish | rikkoa | to break; to violate, breach; to offend, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rikkodak | to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage |