Where does “karsintapeli” come from?

karsintapeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish karsinta, from Finnish kärsiä, from Proto-Finnic kärcidäk, from Proto-Finnic kärtitäk, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

karsintapeli (Finnish): qualification game, qualifying game

Definitions

  1. qualification game, qualifying game

Ancestry of “karsintapeli”, step by step

karsintapeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karsinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarsintalimbing, delimbing; pruning; qualification
2Finnishkärsiäto suffer from, endure; to suffer, experience,...
3Proto-Finnickärcidäkto suffer; to endure
4Proto-Finnickärtitäk
5Proto-Germanichardijanąto make hard, strong; to harden
6Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

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-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz