Where does “keuhkota” come from?

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

keuhkota (Finnish): to speak loudly with great emotion, usually out of anger, but could also be e.g. excitement

Definitions

  1. to speak loudly with great emotion, usually out of anger, but could also be e.g. excitement

Ancestry of “keuhkota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeuhkolung
2Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
3Finnishkeveälightweight
4Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
5Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish keveä →