Where does “heikkohermoisuus” come from?

heikkohermoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish heikkohermoinen, from Finnish heikko — weak; faint; feeble.

heikkohermoisuus (Finnish): neurasthenia

Definitions

  1. neurasthenia

Ancestry of “heikkohermoisuus”, step by step

heikkohermoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heikkohermoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheikkohermoinenhigh-strung, faint-hearted; neurasthenic
2Finnishheikkoweak; faint; feeble

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Finnish heikko →Every word from Finnish heikkohermoinen →