veri on vettä sakeampaa

Finnish

Etymology

A variant can be found in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Ei nijn wetelaͤ weri, ettei ſakiambi wettaͤ.

Proverb

veri on vettä sakeampaa

  1. (idiomatic) blood is thicker than water (family relations and loyalties tend to be stronger than relationships with people who are not family members)
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