Where does “jakoveli” come from?
jakoveli (Finnish) comes from Finnish jako, from Proto-Finnic jako, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
jakoveli (Finnish): a fellow (male) owner of a jakokunta
Definitions
- a fellow (male) owner of a jakokunta
Ancestry of “jakoveli”, step by step
jakoveli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jako
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jako | division, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jako | share, part |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish Veli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Veli | brother |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | velji | brother |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swelijō | sister's husband |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |