Where does “vennapoeg” come from?

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

vennapoeg (Estonian): nephew

Definitions

  1. nephew

Ancestry of “vennapoeg”, step by step

vennapoeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian vend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvendbrother; guy, dude, fellow, chap
2Estonianvelibrother
3Proto-Finnicveljibrother
4Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Estonian poeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpoegson; offspring
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →