Where does “vennatütar” come from?

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

vennatütar (Estonian): fraternal niece

Definitions

  1. fraternal niece

Ancestry of “vennatütar”, step by step

vennatütar 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 tütar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantütardaughter
2Proto-Finnictüt'ärdaughter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicduktḗdaughter
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →