Where does “satunnaisvaikutus” come from?

satunnaisvaikutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish satunnainen, from Finnish sattua, from Proto-Finnic sattudak — to happen by chance.

satunnaisvaikutus (Finnish): random effect

Definitions

  1. random effect

Ancestry of “satunnaisvaikutus”, step by step

satunnaisvaikutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish satunnainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsatunnainenrandom; coincidental; extraordinary
2Finnishsattuato hurt, be sore physically or mentally
3Proto-Finnicsattudakto happen by chance

via Finnish vaikutus

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