Where does “rikosvastuu” come from?
rikosvastuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikos, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.
rikosvastuu (Finnish): criminal liability
Ancestry of “rikosvastuu”, step by step
rikosvastuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish vastuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastuu | responsibility, charge; "see also:" in charge;... |
| 2 | Finnish | vastata | to answer, to reply; to respond |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vastat'ak | to answer, to reply |