Where does “piiskujänis” come from?

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

piiskujänis (Finnish): pika

Definitions

  1. pika

Ancestry of “piiskujänis”, step by step

piiskujänis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piisku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiskugoldenrod; the genus "Solidago"
2Finnishpiiskaa short whip, crop; black and white
3Swedishpiskawhip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture...
4GermanPeitschewhip
5Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—

via Finnish jänis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare

Words derived from “piiskujänis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →