Where does “herkkätunteinen” come from?

herkkätunteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunne, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

herkkätunteinen (Finnish): touchy, oversensitive, thin-skinned

Definitions

  1. touchy, oversensitive, thin-skinned

Ancestry of “herkkätunteinen”, step by step

herkkätunteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnefeeling; emotion; sensation
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish herkkä

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

Words derived from “herkkätunteinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →