Where does “täysveli” come from?
täysveli (Finnish) comes from Finnish täys-, from Finnish täysi, from Proto-Finnic täüci, from Proto-Uralic täwde — full.
täysveli (Finnish): full brother
Ancestry of “täysveli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | täys- | A prefix used to signify completeness. English... |
| 2 | Finnish | täysi | full |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | täüci | full |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | täwde | full |