Where does “pelinappula” come from?

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

pelinappula (Finnish): A man

Definitions

  1. A man

Ancestry of “pelinappula”, step by step

pelinappula 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 nappula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnappulapush button; stone, man; kid, child
2Finnishnäppithe tips of the thumb and another finger or...
3Proto-Finnicnäppifingertip, finger
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →