Where does “epäherkkyys” come from?

epäherkkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish epäherkkä, from Finnish herkkä, from Proto-Finnic herkkä — sensitive, delicate.

epäherkkyys (Finnish): insensitivity of film or photographic paper, property of being insensitive, i.e. requiring long exposure

Definitions

  1. insensitivity of film or photographic paper, property of being insensitive, i.e. requiring long exposure

Ancestry of “epäherkkyys”, step by step

epäherkkyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish epäherkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishepäherkkäinsensitive of film or photographic paper, requiring long exposure
2Finnishherkkädelicate, vulnerable; physically sensitive,...
3Proto-Finnicherkkäsensitive, delicate

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic herkkä →Every word from Finnish herkkä →Every word from Finnish epäherkkä →