Where does “reunavaikutus” come from?

reunavaikutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish reuna, from Proto-Finnic reuna — edge.

reunavaikutus (Finnish): edge effect

Definitions

  1. edge effect

Ancestry of “reunavaikutus”, step by step

reunavaikutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreunarim; brink, edge, border; boundary
2Proto-Finnicreunaedge

via Finnish vaikutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaikutusinfluence, effect, impact; impression; action
2Finnishvaikuttaato influence, have an influence on, affect, have...
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