Where does “erityisherkkyys” come from?

erityisherkkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish erityinen, from Finnish eri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

erityisherkkyys (Finnish): sensory processing sensitivity

Definitions

  1. sensory processing sensitivity

Ancestry of “erityisherkkyys”, step by step

erityisherkkyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erityinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherityinenspecial; specific
2Finnisheridifferent, other, another; different, separate;...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*erei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Finnish herkkyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkkyyssensitivity
2Finnishherkkädelicate, vulnerable; physically sensitive,...
3Proto-Finnicherkkäsensitive, delicate
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