Where does “rikos” come from?

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

rikos (Finnish): crime, offence/offense, criminality; ~" a...

Definitions

  1. crime, offence/offense, criminality; ~" a...

Ancestry of “rikos”, step by step

rikos 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 os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishos

Words derived from “rikos

Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodakEvery word from Finnish rikkoa