Where does “kevyt” come from?

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

kevyt (Finnish): light, lightweight

Definitions

  1. light, lightweight

Ancestry of “kevyt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kevyt”

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