Where does “piiskanvarsi” come from?

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

piiskanvarsi (Finnish): shaft of a whip

Definitions

  1. shaft of a whip

Ancestry of “piiskanvarsi”, step by step

piiskanvarsi 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 varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →