Where does “kirppupeli” come from?

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

kirppupeli (Finnish): tiddlywinks

Definitions

  1. tiddlywinks

Ancestry of “kirppupeli”, step by step

kirppupeli 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 kirppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirppuflea
2Proto-Finnickirppuflea
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →