Where does “piiska” come from?

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

piiska (Finnish): a short whip, crop; black and white

Definitions

  1. a short whip, crop; black and white

Ancestry of “piiska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpiskawhip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture...
2GermanPeitschewhip
3Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—

Words derived from “piiska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →