Where does “veljeys” come from?

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

veljeys (Finnish): fraternity, brotherhood (concept)

Definitions

  1. fraternity, brotherhood (concept)

Ancestry of “veljeys”, step by step

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

Words derived from “veljeys”

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