Where does “afganistaninpiiskujänis” come from?
afganistaninpiiskujänis (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiskujänis, from Finnish piisku, from Finnish piiska, from Swedish piska, from German Peitsche, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.
afganistaninpiiskujänis (Finnish): Afghan pika, Ochotona rufescens species of small lagomorph
Definitions
- Afghan pika, Ochotona rufescens species of small lagomorph
Ancestry of “afganistaninpiiskujänis”, step by step
afganistaninpiiskujänis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piiskujänis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piiskujänis | pika |
| 2 | Finnish | piisku | goldenrod; the genus "Solidago" |
| 3 | Finnish | piiska | a short whip, crop; black and white |
| 4 | Swedish | piska | whip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture... |
| 5 | German | Peitsche | whip |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | bičь | whip |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰiH-ti̯o | — |
via Finnish Afganistan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Afganistan | — |
| 2 | Persian | افغانستان | — |
| 3 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 4 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |