Where does “älykkyyspeli” come from?

älykkyyspeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish älykkyys, from Finnish älykäs, from Finnish -kas, from Proto-Finnic -k'as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

älykkyyspeli (Finnish): puzzle game, puzzle video game

Definitions

  1. puzzle game, puzzle video game

Ancestry of “älykkyyspeli”, step by step

älykkyyspeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish älykkyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishälykkyysintelligence
2Finnishälykäsintelligent
3Finnish-kas-y, -ful; a suffix that can be used to turn many,...
4Proto-Finnic-k'asForms adjectives from nouns, indicating a...
5Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
6Proto-Finno-Ugric-s

via Finnish peli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel
3Old Saxonspil
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -sEvery word from Proto-Finnic -sEvery word from Finnish -kas
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