Where does “kevytmielisesti” come from?

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

kevytmielisesti (Finnish): frivolously, in a flighty manner

Definitions

  1. frivolously, in a flighty manner

Ancestry of “kevytmielisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevytmielinenfrivolous, flighty
2Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
3Finnishkeveälightweight
4Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
5Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepäEvery word from Proto-Finnic kepedäEvery word from Finnish keveä
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