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Where does “rikko” come from?

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

rikko (Finnish): breakage; saxifrage

Definitions

  1. breakage; saxifrage

Ancestry of “rikko”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rikko”

  • nivelrikko
  • rengasrikko
  • vararikkoinen
  • raajarikko
  • vararikko
  • haaksirikkoinen
  • haaksirikko
  • sopimusrikko
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