Where does “herkkätunteisuus” come from?
herkkätunteisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish herkkätunteinen, from Finnish tunne, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.
herkkätunteisuus (Finnish): touchiness, oversensitiveness
Definitions
- touchiness, oversensitiveness
Ancestry of “herkkätunteisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |