Where does “velj” come from?

velj (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic velji, from Proto-Germanic swelijō, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

velj (Karelian): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “velj”, step by step

velj traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic velji

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

via Hungarian völgy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvölgyvalley
2Hungarianvelgy—
3Proto-Uralicwaďkɜsmall river

via Hungarian vél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvélto opine, think, believe, guess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →