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
- a short whip, crop; black and white
Ancestry of “piiska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | piska | whip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture... |
| 2 | German | Peitsche | whip |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bičь | whip |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰiH-ti̯o | — |
Words derived from “piiska”