Where does “kiltaveli” come from?

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

kiltaveli (Finnish): guild brother, fellow male member of a guild

Definitions

  1. guild brother, fellow male member of a guild

Ancestry of “kiltaveli”, step by step

kiltaveli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Veli

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

via Finnish kilta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiltaA guild
2Old Swedishgilde—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →