Where does “pelotevaikutus” come from?
pelotevaikutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelote, from Finnish pelottaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
pelotevaikutus (Finnish): chilling effect
Ancestry of “pelotevaikutus”, step by step
pelotevaikutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pelote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pelote | a deterrent |
| 2 | Finnish | pelottaa | to be afraid, to be scared; to frighten, to be... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish vaikutus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaikutus | influence, effect, impact; impression; action |
| 2 | Finnish | vaikuttaa | to influence, have an influence on, affect, have... |