Where does “rikosetsivä” come from?
rikosetsivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikos, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.
rikosetsivä (Finnish): detective that solves crimes
Definitions
- detective that solves crimes
Ancestry of “rikosetsivä”, step by step
rikosetsivä 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 etsivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etsivä | detective; Present active participle of etsiä |
| 2 | Finnish | etsiä | to look for, seek, search (for) |