Where does “insuliiniherkkyys” come from?

insuliiniherkkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish herkkyys, from Finnish herkkä, from Proto-Finnic herkkä — sensitive, delicate.

insuliiniherkkyys (Finnish): insulin sensitivity

Definitions

  1. insulin sensitivity

Ancestry of “insuliiniherkkyys”, step by step

insuliiniherkkyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish herkkyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkkyyssensitivity
2Finnishherkkädelicate, vulnerable; physically sensitive,...
3Proto-Finnicherkkäsensitive, delicate

via Finnish insuliini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinsuliiniinsulin
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