Where does “liikaherkkä” come from?

liikaherkkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish liika, from Proto-Finnic liika, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

liikaherkkä (Finnish): overly sensitive

Definitions

  1. overly sensitive

Ancestry of “liikaherkkä”, step by step

liikaherkkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikaexcess; excessively
2Proto-Finnicliikaexcess
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Finnish herkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkkädelicate, vulnerable; physically sensitive,...
2Proto-Finnicherkkäsensitive, delicate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic liika →Every word from Finnish liika →