Where does “keventää” come from?

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

keventää (Finnish): to lighten; to cut, reduce; to post

Definitions

  1. to lighten; to cut, reduce; to post

Ancestry of “keventää”, step by step

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

Words derived from “keventää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish keveä →