Where does “kevetä” come from?

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

kevetä (Finnish): To become more light in weight

Definitions

  1. To become more light in weight

Ancestry of “kevetä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkepeälight
2Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
3Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish kepeä →