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

Definitions

  1. sulfurous

Ancestry of “rikkipitoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkisulfur, sulphur; broken
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage
Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Finnish rikkoa →Every word from Finnish rikki →