Where does “herkkänahkaisuus” come from?
herkkänahkaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish herkkänahkainen, from Finnish nahkainen, from Finnish nahka, from Proto-Finnic nahka, from Proto-Germanic naskiz — skin.
herkkänahkaisuus (Finnish): thin-skinnedness
Definitions
- thin-skinnedness
Ancestry of “herkkänahkaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herkkänahkainen | thin-skinned, overly sensitive |
| 2 | Finnish | nahkainen | leather; leathery |
| 3 | Finnish | nahka | leather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | nahka | skin; leather |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | naskiz | skin |