Where does “vahingoitus” come from?

vahingoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahingoittaa, from Finnish vahinko, from Proto-Finnic vahinko — mishap, accident.

Ancestry of “vahingoitus”, step by step

vahingoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vahingoittaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahingoittaato damage; to harm, to injure; to prejudice
2Finnishvahinkomishap; accident; damage
3Proto-Finnicvahinkomishap, accident

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finnic vahinko →Every word from Finnish vahinko →Every word from Finnish vahingoittaa →