Where does “Veli” come from?

Veli (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic velji, from Proto-Germanic swelijō, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Veli (Finnish): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “Veli”, step by step

Veli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic velji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicveljibrother
2Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Proto-Germanic *swelijô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*swelijô—

Words derived from “Veli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →