Where does “tietokonerikos” come from?

tietokonerikos (Finnish) comes from Finnish tietokone, from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

tietokonerikos (Finnish): cybercrime, computer crime a criminal act committed by using a computer or a computer network

Definitions

  1. cybercrime, computer crime a criminal act committed by using a computer or a computer network

Ancestry of “tietokonerikos”, step by step

tietokonerikos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tietokone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietokonecomputer
2Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

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
Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk
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