Where does “rikosvahinko” come from?

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

rikosvahinko (Finnish): damage caused by a crime

Definitions

  1. damage caused by a crime

Ancestry of “rikosvahinko”, step by step

rikosvahinko 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 vahinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahinkomishap; accident; damage
2Proto-Finnicvahinkomishap, accident
Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Finnish rikkoa →Every word from Finnish rikos →
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