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 UK, reduced-fat milk US milk with the fat content reduced to about half the original; in Finland to about 1.5%

Definitions

  1. semi-skimmed milk UK, reduced-fat milk US milk with the fat content reduced to about half the original; in Finland to about 1.5%

Ancestry of “kevytmaito”, step by step

kevytmaito 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 maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish keveä →