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Where does “peli” come from?

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

peli (Finnish): game; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...

Definitions

  1. game; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...

Ancestry of “peli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspel—
2Old Saxonspil—
3Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “peli”

  • kaikki pelissä
  • videopelaaja
  • pelehtiä
  • pallopeli
  • onnenpeli
  • pelillistäminen
  • ammuntapeli
  • pelillistää
  • älykkyyspeli
  • vastapelaaja
  • pelaaja
  • dominopeli
  • kellopeli
  • ajanvietepeli
  • kotipeli
  • teerenpeli
  • pelikortti
  • videopelikonsoli
  • avainpelaaja
  • silmäpeli
  • pelipaita
  • tasapeli
  • nelinpeli
  • sekanelinpeli
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