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Where does “peluri” come from?

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

peluri (Finnish): gambler, player

Definitions

  1. gambler, player

Ancestry of “peluri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpelätäTo fear, dread, be afraid of
2Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
3Middle Low Germanspel—
4Old Saxonspil—
5Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “peluri”

  • uhkapeluri
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