Where does “kevytsukellus” come from?
kevytsukellus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kevyt, from Finnish keveä, from Proto-Finnic kepedä, from Proto-Uralic kepä — light, of little weight.
kevytsukellus (Finnish): skin diving
Ancestry of “kevytsukellus”, step by step
kevytsukellus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kevyt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kevyt | light, lightweight |
| 2 | Finnish | keveä | lightweight |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kepedä | light, of little weight |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kepä | light, of little weight |
via Finnish sukellus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sukellus | dive, diving |
| 2 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |