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Where does “kevytmaito” come from?

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

kevytmaito (Finnish): semi-skimmed milk , reduced-fat milk

Definitions

  1. semi-skimmed milk , reduced-fat milk

Ancestry of “kevytmaito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
2Finnishkeveälightweight
3Proto-Finnickepedä—
4Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →