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Where does “veljestö” come from?

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

veljestö (Finnish): brotherhood

Definitions

  1. brotherhood

Ancestry of “veljestö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVeli—
2Proto-Finnicveljibrother
3Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →