Where does “veļ” come from?

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

veļ (Livonian): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “veļ”, step by step

veļ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic velji

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

via Proto-Finnic veelä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicveelästill; yet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →