Where does “keilapeli” come from?

keilapeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.

keilapeli (Finnish): bowling game, skittle

Definitions

  1. bowling game, skittle

Ancestry of “keilapeli”, step by step

keilapeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

via Finnish keila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeilapin, tenpin; beam; cusk, Brosme brosme
2Icelandickeilacone; bowling pin, tenpin; torsk, cusk
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →