Where does “herkkä” come from?

herkkä (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic herkkä — sensitive, delicate.

herkkä (Ingrian): tender, delicate

Definitions

  1. tender, delicate

Ancestry of “herkkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicherkkäsensitive, delicate

Words derived from “herkkä

Every word from Proto-Finnic herkkä
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