Where does “orjapiiskuri” come from?

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

orjapiiskuri (Finnish): slave driver

Definitions

  1. slave driver

Ancestry of “orjapiiskuri”, step by step

orjapiiskuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piiskuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiskuriwhipper, lasher
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 orja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorjaslave
2Proto-Finnicorjaslave; servant
3Proto-Finno-Permicorja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →