Where does “rikosromaani” come from?

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

rikosromaani (Finnish): crime novel

Definitions

  1. crime novel

Ancestry of “rikosromaani”, step by step

rikosromaani 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 romaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishromaaninovel; Misspelling of romani
2SwedishromanA novel
Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Finnish rikkoa →Every word from Finnish rikos →