Where does “rikosuhrimaksu” come from?
rikosuhrimaksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikosuhri, from Finnish uhri, from Swedish offer, from Old Norse offr, from Middle Low German offer, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
rikosuhrimaksu (Finnish): victim surcharge
Definitions
- victim surcharge
Ancestry of “rikosuhrimaksu”, step by step
rikosuhrimaksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rikosuhri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rikosuhri | victim of a crime |
| 2 | Finnish | uhri | victim, mark, stiff, pigeon, patsy; sacrifice,... |
| 3 | Swedish | offer | sacrifice; victim |
| 4 | Old Norse | offr | an offering |
| 5 | Middle Low German | offer | — |
| 6 | Latin | offerō | to bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |