Where does “piinapenkki” come from?
piinapenkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish piina, from Old Swedish pina, from Old Norse pína, from Old Saxon pīna, from Medieval Latin pena, from Latin poenā, from Ancient Greek ποινή, from Proto-Hellenic kʷoinā́ — to pay; to avenge.
piinapenkki (Finnish): rack torture device
Definitions
- rack torture device
Ancestry of “piinapenkki”, step by step
piinapenkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piina | torment, misery, agony |
| 2 | Old Swedish | pina | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | pína | fine; to torment |
| 4 | Old Saxon | pīna | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | pena | punishment in hell; Alternative form of poena |
| 6 | Latin | poenā | penalty, punishment |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ποινή | blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷoinā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |