Where does “hienotunteinen” come from?

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

hienotunteinen (Finnish): considerate, tactful, discreet

Definitions

  1. considerate, tactful, discreet

Ancestry of “hienotunteinen”, step by step

hienotunteinen 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 hieno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
2Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin

Words derived from “hienotunteinen”

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