Where does “veli” come from?

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

veli (Võro): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “veli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicveljibrother
2Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →