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

rikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rikkoa

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

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho—

Words derived from “rikko”

Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Finnish rikkoa →