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
- semi-skimmed milk , reduced-fat milk
Ancestry of “kevytmaito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kevyt | light, lightweight |
| 2 | Finnish | keveä | lightweight |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kepedä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kepä | light, of little weight |