Where does “Vello” come from?

Vello (Estonian) comes from Estonian veli, from Proto-Finnic velji, from Proto-Germanic swelijō, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Ancestry of “Vello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvelibrother
2Proto-Finnicveljibrother
3Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →
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