Where does “herkiste” come from?

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

herkiste (Finnish): allergen, sensitizer

Definitions

  1. allergen, sensitizer

Ancestry of “herkiste”, step by step

herkiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish herkistää

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

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note
Every word from Proto-Finnic herkkä →Every word from Finnish herkkä →Every word from Finnish herkistää →