Where does “kevésbe” come from?

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

kevésbe (Hungarian): less

Definitions

  1. less

Ancestry of “kevésbe”, step by step

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