Where does “siipirikkoinen” come from?
siipirikkoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish siipirikko, from Finnish rikko, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.
siipirikkoinen (Finnish): with a broken wing
Definitions
- with a broken wing
Ancestry of “siipirikkoinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siipirikko | wounded bird, crippled bird |
| 2 | Finnish | rikko | breakage; saxifrage |
| 3 | Finnish | rikkoa | to break; to violate, breach; to offend, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | rikkodak | to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage |