Where does “kevytpaino” come from?

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

kevytpaino (Finnish): light displacement

Definitions

  1. light displacement

Ancestry of “kevytpaino”, step by step

kevytpaino 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 paino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish keveä →