Where does “herkkätuntoinen” come from?

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

herkkätuntoinen (Finnish): sensitive, emotional of character

Definitions

  1. sensitive, emotional of character

Ancestry of “herkkätuntoinen”, step by step

herkkätuntoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntotouch; feeling, 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
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →