Where does “vihmapiisk” come from?

vihmapiisk (Estonian) comes from Estonian piisk, from Finnish piiska, from Swedish piska, from German Peitsche, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.

vihmapiisk (Estonian): raindrop

Definitions

  1. raindrop

Ancestry of “vihmapiisk”, step by step

vihmapiisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian piisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpiiskdrop
2Finnishpiiskaa short whip, crop; black and white
3Swedishpiskawhip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture...
4GermanPeitschewhip
5Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—

via Estonian vihm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvihmrain
2Proto-Finnicvihmarain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →