Where does “pelleily” come from?

pelleily (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelleillä, from Finnish pelle, from Swedish pelle.

pelleily (Finnish): buffoonery, ribaldry

Definitions

  1. buffoonery, ribaldry

Ancestry of “pelleily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelleilläto clown, fool, play the fool, clown around;...
2FinnishpelleA clown
3Swedishpelle—
Every word from Swedish pelle →Every word from Finnish pelle →Every word from Finnish pelleillä →
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