Where does “leikkikaveri” come from?

leikkikaveri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaveri, from Yiddish חבֿר, from Hebrew חָבֵר — male friend, comrade; friend; {{l|en|comrade}}.

leikkikaveri (Finnish): playmate

Definitions

  1. playmate

Ancestry of “leikkikaveri”, step by step

leikkikaveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaveri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaveripal, friend, buddy, mate; dude, bloke
2Yiddishחבֿרfriend, buddy, comrade; boyfriend; comrade
3Hebrewחָבֵרmale friend, comrade; friend; {{l|en|comrade}}

via Finnish leikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkiplay; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Old Swedishleker—
Every word from Hebrew חָבֵר →Every word from Yiddish חבֿר →Every word from Finnish kaveri →