Where does “kosketusherkkyys” come from?

kosketusherkkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kosketus, from Finnish koskettaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

kosketusherkkyys (Finnish): touch sensitivity

Definitions

  1. touch sensitivity

Ancestry of “kosketusherkkyys”, step by step

kosketusherkkyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kosketus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkosketusA touch; contact
2Finnishkoskettaato touch; to affect
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish herkkyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkkyyssensitivity
2Finnishherkkädelicate, vulnerable; physically sensitive,...
3Proto-Finnicherkkäsensitive, delicate
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →