Where does “herkästi” come from?

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

herkästi (Finnish): easily; sensitively; exquisitely, delicately

Definitions

  1. easily; sensitively; exquisitely, delicately

Ancestry of “herkästi”, step by step

herkästi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish herkkä

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

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic herkkä →Every word from Finnish herkkä →