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Where does “ruoska” come from?

ruoska (Finnish) comes from Russian ро́зга, from Old East Slavic розга, from Proto-Slavic rozga.

ruoska (Finnish): whip

Definitions

  1. whip

Ancestry of “ruoska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianро́зга—
2Old East Slavicрозга—
3Proto-Slavicrozga—
Every word from Proto-Slavic rozga →