Where does “herkkäilmeinen” come from?
herkkäilmeinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilme, from Finnish ilm-, from Finnish ilmetä, from Finnish ilmi, from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i — oblique plural.
herkkäilmeinen (Finnish): quick to make expressions, quick to show one's feelings through one's (facial) expressions, expressive
Definitions
- quick to make expressions, quick to show one's feelings through one's (facial) expressions, expressive
Ancestry of “herkkäilmeinen”, step by step
herkkäilmeinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ilme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ilme | facial expression, look, mien, appearance,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ilm- | — |
| 3 | Finnish | ilmetä | To appear, turn out; to become apparent; to arise |
| 4 | Finnish | ilmi | public, known, to the daylight, to the open;... |
| 5 | Finnish | Ilma | air |
| 6 | Finnish | -ri | Used to create names of occupations from nouns or... |
| 7 | Finnish | -ra | Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal... |
| 8 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |