Where does “piiskanisku” come from?

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

piiskanisku (Finnish): whiplash lash of a whip

Definitions

  1. whiplash lash of a whip

Ancestry of “piiskanisku”, step by step

piiskanisku 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 isku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiskuhit, blow; impact; attentat, attack, strike, raid
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯oEvery word from Proto-Slavic bičьEvery word from German Peitsche