Where does “velisurma” come from?

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

velisurma (Finnish): fratricide

Definitions

  1. fratricide

Ancestry of “velisurma”, step by step

velisurma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Veli

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

via Finnish surma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsurmaA violent death, mainly used of humans;...
2Proto-Finnicsurmadeath
3Proto-Uralic*śurma—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →