Where does “rikki” come from?

rikki (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.

rikki (Ingrian): sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur

Ancestry of “rikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrikkoadisturb
2Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage
Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Ingrian rikkoa →