Where does “keuhkosyöpä” come from?
keuhkosyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish keuhko, from Finnish kevyt, from Finnish keveä, from Proto-Finnic kepedä, from Proto-Uralic kepä — light, of little weight.
keuhkosyöpä (Finnish): lung cancer
Ancestry of “keuhkosyöpä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keuhko | lung |
| 2 | Finnish | kevyt | light, lightweight |
| 3 | Finnish | keveä | lightweight |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kepedä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kepä | light, of little weight |