Where does “pulmapeli” come from?
pulmapeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
pulmapeli (Finnish): puzzle game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete
Definitions
- puzzle game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete
Ancestry of “pulmapeli”, step by step
pulmapeli 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 pulma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pulma | trouble, problem; dilemma, conundrum; puzzle,... |