Where does “herkkäitkuinen” come from?

herkkäitkuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish itku, from Proto-Finnic itku — cry.

herkkäitkuinen (Finnish): that cries easily; tearful, weepy

Definitions

  1. that cries easily; tearful, weepy

Ancestry of “herkkäitkuinen”, step by step

herkkäitkuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitkucry, crying
2Proto-Finnicitkucry

via Finnish herkkä

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