Where does “ryhtivika” come from?

ryhtivika (Finnish) comes from Finnish vika, from Finnish viimeinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ryhtivika (Finnish): posture fault

Definitions

  1. posture fault

Ancestry of “ryhtivika”, step by step

ryhtivika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvikaflaw, malfunction, failure, problem; fault; stain...
2Finnishviimeinenlast, final; nth last; dying
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish ryhti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhtiposture; carriage
2Swedishryktcare, attention, maintenance
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →