Where does “rikoksentorjunta” come from?
rikoksentorjunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikos, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.
rikoksentorjunta (Finnish): crime prevention
Ancestry of “rikoksentorjunta”, step by step
rikoksentorjunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rikos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rikos | crime, offence/offense, criminality; ~" a... |
| 2 | Finnish | rikkoa | to break; to violate, breach; to offend, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rikkodak | to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage |
via Finnish torjunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | torjunta | prevention; foiling of an attack; prevention,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntä | Front vowel variant of -nta; API |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |