Where does “väkivaltarikollinen” come from?
väkivaltarikollinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish väkivalta, from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
väkivaltarikollinen (Finnish): violent criminal
Definitions
- violent criminal
Ancestry of “väkivaltarikollinen”, step by step
väkivaltarikollinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väkivalta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väkivalta | Violence |
| 2 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
via Finnish rikollinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rikollinen | criminal; A criminal |
| 2 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |