Where does “kevytjalkine” come from?

kevytjalkine (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalkine, from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

kevytjalkine (Finnish): barefoot shoe, minimalist shoe

Definitions

  1. barefoot shoe, minimalist shoe

Ancestry of “kevytjalkine”, step by step

kevytjalkine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalkine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjalkineA piece of footwear
2Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
3Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish kevyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
2Finnishkeveälightweight
3Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
4Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Finnish jalka →
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