Where does “rikosoppi” come from?
rikosoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppi, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.
rikosoppi (Finnish): criminology
Ancestry of “rikosoppi”, step by step
rikosoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oppi | doctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense... |
| 2 | Finnish | oppia | to learn |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |
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 |