Where does “hermoheikko” come from?

hermoheikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish hermo — nerve; snap.

Ancestry of “hermoheikko”, step by step

hermoheikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap

via Finnish heikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheikkoweak; faint; feeble
Every word from Finnish hermo
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