Where does “sopupelaaminen” come from?

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

sopupelaaminen (Finnish): match fixing practice

Definitions

  1. match fixing practice

Ancestry of “sopupelaaminen”, step by step

sopupelaaminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelaaminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelaaminenplaying
2FinnishpelätäTo fear, dread, be afraid of
3Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
4Middle Low Germanspel—
5Old Saxonspil—
6Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

via Finnish sopu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopuharmony, concord, agreement
2Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
3Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
4Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
5Proto-Uralicśopaclothing
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →