Where does “täysiveli” come from?

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

täysiveli (Finnish): full brother

Definitions

  1. full brother

Ancestry of “täysiveli”, step by step

täysiveli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Veli

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

via Finnish täysi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäysifull
2Proto-Finnictäücifull
3Proto-Uralictäwdefull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →