Where does “keventyä” come from?

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

keventyä (Finnish): to lighten

Definitions

  1. to lighten

Ancestry of “keventyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeventääto lighten; to cut, reduce; to post
2Finnishkeveälightweight
3Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
4Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish keveä →