Where does “keuhko” come from?

keuhko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kevyt, from Finnish keveä, from Proto-Finnic kepedä, from Proto-Uralic kepä — light, of little weight.

keuhko (Finnish): lung

Definitions

  1. lung

Ancestry of “keuhko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
2Finnishkeveälightweight
3Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
4Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight

Words derived from “keuhko

Every word from Proto-Uralic kepäEvery word from Proto-Finnic kepedäEvery word from Finnish keveä