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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveljesbrother; Alternative form of veljesi
2FinnishVeli—
3Proto-Finnicveljibrother
4Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →