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Where does “rikollisuus” come from?

rikollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikollinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

rikollisuus (Finnish): crime; criminality, criminalness

Definitions

  1. crime; criminality, criminalness

Ancestry of “rikollisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikollinencriminal; A criminal
2Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “rikollisuus”

  • väkivaltarikollisuus
  • nuorisorikollisuus
  • verkkorikollisuus
  • tietotekniikkarikollisuus
  • valkokaulusrikollisuus
  • atk-rikollisuus
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