Where does “piiskaus” come from?

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

piiskaus (Finnish): whipping

Definitions

  1. whipping

Ancestry of “piiskaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiskatato whip
2Finnishpiiskaa short whip, crop; black and white
3Swedishpiskawhip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture...
4GermanPeitschewhip
5Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →