Where does “hyvä veli -järjestelmä” come from?
hyvä veli -järjestelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyvä veli, from Finnish veli, from Proto-Finnic velji, from Proto-Germanic swelijō, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
hyvä veli -järjestelmä (Finnish): cronyism
Definitions
- cronyism
Ancestry of “hyvä veli -järjestelmä”, step by step
hyvä veli -järjestelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hyvä veli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyvä veli | A salutation used at the beginning of a friendly,... |
| 2 | Finnish | veli | brother |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | velji | brother |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swelijō | sister's husband |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Finnish järjestelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järjestelmä | system |
| 2 | Finnish | järjestää | to arrange; to organize |
| 3 | Finnish | järki | reason; sense |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | järki | row; order, condition |