Where does “raipparangaistus” come from?

raipparangaistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rangaistus, from Finnish rangaista, from Finnish ranka, from Proto-Finnic ranka.

raipparangaistus (Finnish): caning, flogging, whipping as a punishment

Definitions

  1. caning, flogging, whipping as a punishment

Ancestry of “raipparangaistus”, step by step

raipparangaistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rangaistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrangaistuspunishment; penalty; comeuppance
2FinnishrangaistaTo punish, penalise/penalize, mete out a...
3Finnishrankapole; stalk; spine
4Proto-Finnicranka—

via Finnish raippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraippacrop
2Proto-Finnicraippashort whip, riding crop
3Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope
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