Where does “pelleily” come from?
pelleily (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelleillä, from Finnish pelle, from Swedish pelle.
pelleily (Finnish): buffoonery, ribaldry
Ancestry of “pelleily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pelleillä | to clown, fool, play the fool, clown around;... |
| 2 | Finnish | pelle | A clown |
| 3 | Swedish | pelle | — |