Where does “veljessota” come from?

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

veljessota (Finnish): One of the various names of the Finnish Civil War

Definitions

  1. One of the various names of the Finnish Civil War

Ancestry of “veljessota”, step by step

veljessota 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 sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotawar; warfare; military, war-
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →