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Where does “tunneherkkyys” come from?

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

tunneherkkyys (Finnish): affectivity

Definitions

  1. affectivity

Ancestry of “tunneherkkyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnefeeling; emotion; sensation
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →