Where does “piiskansiima” come from?

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

piiskansiima (Finnish): lash or thong of a whip

Definitions

  1. lash or thong of a whip

Ancestry of “piiskansiima”, step by step

piiskansiima 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 siima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiimafishing line, fishline; flagellum
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*siima—
3Proto-Germanicsīmôrope, cord, string
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁i-to tie, bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →