Where does “kevytsoraharkko” come from?

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

kevytsoraharkko (Finnish): lightweight expanded clay aggregate block

Definitions

  1. lightweight expanded clay aggregate block

Ancestry of “kevytsoraharkko”, step by step

kevytsoraharkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kevytsora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevytsoraexpanded clay, lightweight expanded clay aggregate
2Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
3Finnishkeveälightweight
4Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
5Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight

via Finnish harkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharkkobar, ingot, pig; concrete brick, concrete masonry...
2Finnishharkkitow distaff; Synonym of hara
3Proto-Finnicharkki—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish keveä →