Where does “rikoshyöty” come from?
rikoshyöty (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyöty, from Finnish hyötää, from Finnish hyvä, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.
rikoshyöty (Finnish): proceeds of a crime
Ancestry of “rikoshyöty”, step by step
rikoshyöty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hyöty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyöty | benefit, gain, advantage; utility |
| 2 | Finnish | hyötää | to force; to grow, to prosper |
| 3 | Finnish | hyvä | good; desirable, advisable |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | *hüvä | — |
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 |