Where does “piiska-antenni” come from?

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

piiska-antenni (Finnish): whip antenna

Definitions

  1. whip antenna

Ancestry of “piiska-antenni”, step by step

piiska-antenni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piiska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiskaa short whip, crop; black and white
2Swedishpiskawhip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture...
3GermanPeitschewhip
4Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o

via Finnish antenni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantenniantenna, aerial
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯oEvery word from Proto-Slavic bičьEvery word from German Peitsche