Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/velji

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly a loan from Proto-Germanic *swelijô, whence Icelandic svili. Cognate with Proto-Samic *vieljë.

Noun[edit]

*velji

  1. brother

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]