Where does “tunneherkkä” come from?

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

tunneherkkä (Finnish): sentimental, emotionally sensitive

Definitions

  1. sentimental, emotionally sensitive

Ancestry of “tunneherkkä”, step by step

tunneherkkä 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 herkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkkädelicate, vulnerable; physically sensitive,...
2Proto-Finnicherkkäsensitive, delicate
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →