Where does “hyvä veli” come from?

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

hyvä veli (Finnish): A salutation used at the beginning of a friendly,...

Definitions

  1. A salutation used at the beginning of a friendly,...

Ancestry of “hyvä veli”, step by step

hyvä veli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelibrother
2Proto-Finnicveljibrother
3Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—

Words derived from “hyvä veli”

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