Where does “arpapeli” come from?

arpapeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish arpa, from Proto-Finnic arpa, from Proto-Germanic arbaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

arpapeli (Finnish): game of chance, gamble, tossup

Definitions

  1. game of chance, gamble, tossup

Ancestry of “arpapeli”, step by step

arpapeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharpalot; lottery ticket
2Proto-Finnicarpalot; fate
3Proto-Germanicarbazworking-animal, ox; worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

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-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbaz →