Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “arkatunteinen” come from? arkatunteinen (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.
arkatunteinen (Finnish): touchy, oversensitive, thin-skinned
Definitions touchy, oversensitive, thin-skinned Ancestry of “arkatunteinen”, step by step arkatunteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arka Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish arka tender, sore; sensitive; timid, shy, bashful 2 Proto-Finnic arka timid, shy 3 Proto-Germanic argaz unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent 4 Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- to go, move; to mount; to move, go
via Finnish tunne Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish tunne feeling; emotion; sensation 2 Finnish tuntea to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with 3 Proto-Finnic tuntedak to know; to feel 4 Proto-Uralic tumte- to know
Words derived from “arkatunteinen”