Where does “arkaluonteinen” come from?
arkaluonteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish luonteinen, from Finnish luonne, from Finnish luonto, from Finnish luoda, from Proto-Finnic löödäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.
arkaluonteinen (Finnish): sensitive, touchy, delicate of an issue, capable of offending, upsetting or hurting
Definitions
- sensitive, touchy, delicate of an issue, capable of offending, upsetting or hurting
Ancestry of “arkaluonteinen”, step by step
arkaluonteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luonteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luonteinen | Having a specified nature or character, often... |
| 2 | Finnish | luonne | nature, character; personality |
| 3 | Finnish | luonto | nature, environment; characteristics of a person |
| 4 | Finnish | luoda | to create; to shovel; to shed |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | löödäk | to hit, to strike; to beat |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | lewe- | to throw, shoot |