Where does “isoveli” come from?

isoveli (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

isoveli (Finnish): big brother; Big Brother

Definitions

  1. big brother; Big Brother

Ancestry of “isoveli”, step by step

isoveli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish Veli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVelibrother
2Proto-Finnicveljibrother
3Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →