Where does “kevytlevite” come from?

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

kevytlevite (Finnish): low-fat spread, light spread

Definitions

  1. low-fat spread, light spread

Ancestry of “kevytlevite”, step by step

kevytlevite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kevyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
2Finnishkeveälightweight
3Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
4Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight

via Finnish levite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevitespread, table spread
2Finnishlevittääto spread, spread out; to apply; to widen,...
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