vaikuttaa.
to influence, have an influence on, affect, have an effect on, impact, have an impact on
Meaning & usage
to influence, have an influence on, affect, have an effect on, impact, have an impact on
Rankat sateet vaikuttivat selvästi järven vedenpinnan korkeuteen.
Tämä vaikuttaa myös sinuun.
to have an effect on, act, work
alkaa vaikuttaa
Vaikuttiko antibiootti? / Kuinka nopeasti antibiootit vaikuttavat?
to appear (to be), seem (to be)
Hän vaikuttaa iloiselta.
Hänellä vaikutti olevan kiire.
to act as, to work as, to do [with essive] (to have as one's job)
Hän vaikutti muutamia vuosia opettajana Oulussa.
Missä sinä nykyään vaikutat?
to engage (bring under fire, enter into conflict with)
Where this word comes from
vaiku- + -ttaa, with a root of unknown origin. The root word vaikku (“power, effectiveness”) can indeed be found in dialects, but it may be a back-formation. Theories about the root include that it is a borrowing from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*kwaikwō) (compare Old Norse kveika (“fuel”)) and that it is a borrowing from Baltic (compare Lithuanian viẽkas (“power, vitality”)). It is unknown whether it is related to vaikku (“earwax”), but if so, the link may be a reference to the supposed healing powers of earwax (in folk medicine).
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