Where does “pelihuoneisto” come from?

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

pelihuoneisto (Finnish): gambling house, gambling establishment

Definitions

  1. gambling house, gambling establishment

Ancestry of “pelihuoneisto”, step by step

pelihuoneisto 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 huoneisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneistoapartment, flat
2Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
3Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →