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
- crime; criminality, criminalness
Ancestry of “rikollisuus”, step by step
rikollisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rikollinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rikollinen | criminal; A criminal |
| 2 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |