Where does “veriveljeys” come from?

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

veriveljeys (Finnish): blood brotherhood

Definitions

  1. blood brotherhood

Ancestry of “veriveljeys”, step by step

veriveljeys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veljeys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveljeysfraternity, brotherhood (concept)
2FinnishVelibrother
3Proto-Finnicveljibrother
4Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Finnish veri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveriblood
2Proto-Finnicveriblood
3Proto-Uralicwereblood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →