Where does “herkkätunteisesti” come from?
herkkätunteisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish herkkätunteinen, from Finnish tunne, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.
herkkätunteisesti (Finnish): oversensitively, touchily
Definitions
- oversensitively, touchily
Ancestry of “herkkätunteisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herkkätunteinen | touchy, oversensitive, thin-skinned |
| 2 | Finnish | tunne | feeling; emotion; sensation |
| 3 | Finnish | tuntea | to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tuntedak | to know; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | tumte- | to know |