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Where does “kevés” come from?

kevés (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Uralic kepä — light, of little weight.

kevés (Hungarian): few, little; a little, some

Definitions

  1. few, little; a little, some

Ancestry of “kevés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight

Words derived from “kevés”

  • kevésbé
  • legkevésbé
  • kevesebbet
  • kevesen
  • keveset
  • kevéssé
  • többé-kevésbé
  • kevesebben
  • kevesebb
  • legkevesebb
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →