Where does “välirikko” come from?

välirikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikko, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.

välirikko (Finnish): break, split, rift, dispute, breach, falling-out, rupture

Definitions

  1. break, split, rift, dispute, breach, falling-out, rupture

Ancestry of “välirikko”, step by step

välirikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkobreakage; saxifrage
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Finnish rikkoa →Every word from Finnish rikko →