Where does “kevytvesireaktori” come from?

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

kevytvesireaktori (Finnish): light water reactor

Definitions

  1. light water reactor

Ancestry of “kevytvesireaktori”, step by step

kevytvesireaktori traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kevyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
2Finnishkeveälightweight
3Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
4Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl

via Finnish reaktori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreaktorireactor
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish keveä →