Where does “kultapiisku” come from?

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

kultapiisku (Finnish): European goldenrod

Definitions

  1. European goldenrod

Ancestry of “kultapiisku”, step by step

kultapiisku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piisku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiskugoldenrod; the genus "Solidago"
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 Finnish kulta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
2Proto-Finnickultagold
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →