Where does “tietokonepeli” come from?

tietokonepeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tietokone, from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

tietokonepeli (Finnish): A computer game; An electronic game

Definitions

  1. A computer game; An electronic game

Ancestry of “tietokonepeli”, step by step

tietokonepeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tietokone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietokonecomputer
2Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish peli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →