Where does “rikostausta” come from?
rikostausta (Finnish) comes from Finnish tausta, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
rikostausta (Finnish): criminal background, criminal history
Definitions
- criminal background, criminal history
Ancestry of “rikostausta”, step by step
rikostausta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tausta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tausta | background; Elative singular form of tau |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
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 |