Where does “arkanahkainen” come from?

arkanahkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish arka, from Proto-Finnic arka, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

arkanahkainen (Finnish): with sensitive skin

Definitions

  1. with sensitive skin

Ancestry of “arkanahkainen”, step by step

arkanahkainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkatender, sore; sensitive; timid, shy, bashful
2Proto-Finnicarkatimid, shy
3Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

via Finnish nahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnahkaleather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of...
2Proto-Finnicnahkaskin; leather
3Proto-Germanicnaskizskin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic argaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic arka →