Where does “veljekset” come from?

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

veljekset (Finnish): brothers

Definitions

  1. brothers

Ancestry of “veljekset”, step by step

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

Words derived from “veljekset”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →
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