Where does “veljessarja” come from?

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

veljessarja (Finnish): brothers collectively

Definitions

  1. brothers collectively

Ancestry of “veljessarja”, step by step

veljessarja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veljes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveljesbrother; Alternative form of veljesi
2FinnishVelibrother
3Proto-Finnicveljibrother
4Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Finnish sarja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarjaseries; chain, sequence, succession, train; set
2Proto-Finnicsarjarow of laths or battens; a board made of laths
3Proto-Finno-Permicśarjalath, batten, bar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →