Where does “peliäly” come from?

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

Ancestry of “peliäly”, step by step

peliäly 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 äly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishälyintellect, intelligence; smart; bucket bong
2Proto-Finnicälüintellect, intelligence, understanding
3Proto-Finno-Permicälwä—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →
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