Where does “veljeily” come from?

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

veljeily (Finnish): fraternizing

Definitions

  1. fraternizing

Ancestry of “veljeily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishveljeilläTo fraternize
2FinnishVelibrother
3Proto-Finnicveljibrother
4Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →