Where does “myrkkyvaikutus” come from?

myrkkyvaikutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish myrkky, from Proto-Finnic mürkkü, from Proto-Finnic merkkü.

myrkkyvaikutus (Finnish): toxic effect

Definitions

  1. toxic effect

Ancestry of “myrkkyvaikutus”, step by step

myrkkyvaikutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myrkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkypoison; venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—

via Finnish vaikutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaikutusinfluence, effect, impact; impression; action
2Finnishvaikuttaato influence, have an influence on, affect, have...
Every word from Proto-Finnic merkkü →Every word from Proto-Finnic mürkkü →Every word from Finnish myrkky →