Where does “herkistys” come from?

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

herkistys (Finnish): sensitization

Definitions

  1. sensitization

Ancestry of “herkistys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkistääto sensitize
2Finnishherkkädelicate, vulnerable; physically sensitive,...
3Proto-Finnicherkkäsensitive, delicate
Every word from Proto-Finnic herkkä →Every word from Finnish herkkä →Every word from Finnish herkistää →