Where does “édeskevés” come from?

édeskevés (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian édes, from Proto-Uralic ipśɜ — smell, taste.

édeskevés (Hungarian): precious little

Definitions

  1. precious little

Ancestry of “édeskevés”, step by step

édeskevés traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian édes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianédessweet; cute, dear; consanguineous
2Proto-Uralicipśɜsmell, taste

via Hungarian kevés

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankevésfew, little; a little, some
2Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight
Every word from Proto-Uralic ipśɜ →Every word from Hungarian édes →