Where does “rikosjuttu” come from?

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

rikosjuttu (Finnish): criminal suit, criminal case

Definitions

  1. criminal suit, criminal case

Ancestry of “rikosjuttu”, step by step

rikosjuttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rikos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikoscrime, offence/offense, criminality; ~" a...
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage

via Finnish juttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuttutalk; tale; anecdote
2Proto-Finnicjuttutalk
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell
Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Finnish rikkoa →Every word from Finnish rikos →