Where does “pelikaveri” come from?
pelikaveri (Finnish) comes from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
pelikaveri (Finnish): playmate, gaming buddy
Ancestry of “pelikaveri”, step by step
pelikaveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peli | game; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | spel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | spil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
via Finnish kaveri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaveri | pal, friend, buddy, mate; dude, bloke |
| 2 | Yiddish | חבֿר | friend, buddy, comrade; boyfriend; comrade |
| 3 | Hebrew | חָבֵר | male friend, comrade; friend; {{l|en|comrade}} |