Where does “veljes” come from?

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

veljes (Finnish): brother; Alternative form of veljesi

Definitions

  1. brother; Alternative form of veljesi

Ancestry of “veljes”, step by step

veljes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Veli

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

via Finnish s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsthe letter s

Words derived from “veljes”

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