Where does “käly” come from?
käly (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kälü, from Proto-Uralic kälew — sister-in-law.
käly (Finnish): sister-in-law
Ancestry of “käly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kälü | brother's wife, husband's brother's wife;... |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kälew | sister-in-law |