Where does “piiskuri” come from?

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

piiskuri (Finnish): whipper, lasher

Definitions

  1. whipper, lasher

Ancestry of “piiskuri”, step by step

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—

Words derived from “piiskuri”

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