Where does “ruoskanjälki” come from?

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

ruoskanjälki (Finnish): lash mark, whip mark

Definitions

  1. lash mark, whip mark

Ancestry of “ruoskanjälki”, step by step

ruoskanjälki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruoskawhip
2Russianро́згаbirch rod, cane (for whipping)
3Old East Slavicрозга—
4Proto-Slavicrozgatwig, branch

via Finnish jälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
2Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—
Every word from Proto-Slavic rozga →Every word from Old East Slavic розга →Every word from Russian ро́зга →