Where does “uhkapeli” come from?

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

uhkapeli (Finnish): gamble, a risky game; any gamble

Definitions

  1. gamble, a risky game; any gamble

Ancestry of “uhkapeli”, step by step

uhkapeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

via Finnish uhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuhkathreat; threat, risk
2Proto-Finnicuhka—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →