Where does “rikosoikeus” come from?
rikosoikeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish oikeus, from Finnish oikea, from Proto-Finnic oikeda, from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa.
rikosoikeus (Finnish): criminal law
Ancestry of “rikosoikeus”, step by step
rikosoikeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oikeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oikeus | right; law; justice, law |
| 2 | Finnish | oikea | right; right, correct; appropriate, proper,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oikeda | straight; right, correct |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wojketa | — |
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 |
Words derived from “rikosoikeus”