Where does “fortunapeli” come from?

fortunapeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish fortuna, from Italian fortuna, from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fortunapeli (Finnish): bagatelle, pin bagatelle

Definitions

  1. bagatelle, pin bagatelle

Ancestry of “fortunapeli”, step by step

fortunapeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish fortuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfortunabagatelle, pin bagatelle
2Italianfortunaluck; fortune
3Latinfortūna—
4Latinfōrsluck, chance
5Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

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 bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis →Every word from Proto-Italic fortis →