Where does “keveäliikkeinen” come from?

keveäliikkeinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish liike, from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.

keveäliikkeinen (Finnish): moving lightly, with light movements

Definitions

  1. moving lightly, with light movements

Ancestry of “keveäliikkeinen”, step by step

keveäliikkeinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—

via Finnish keveä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeveälightweight
2Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
3Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight
Every word from Proto-Uralic likke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic likudak →Every word from Finnish liikkua →
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