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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-Finnickepedä—
3Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight

Words derived from “keventää”

  • veronkevennys
  • kevennys
  • keventyä
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →