Where does “kevytkulkuinen” come from?

kevytkulkuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.

kevytkulkuinen (Finnish): smooth-riding of a bicycle, etc

Definitions

  1. smooth-riding of a bicycle, etc

Ancestry of “kevytkulkuinen”, step by step

kevytkulkuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

via Finnish kevyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
2Finnishkeveälightweight
3Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
4Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight
Every word from Proto-Uralic kulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulkedak →Every word from Finnish kulkea →