Where does “ruoskansivallus” come from?

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

ruoskansivallus (Finnish): lash of a whip

Definitions

  1. lash of a whip

Ancestry of “ruoskansivallus”, step by step

ruoskansivallus 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 sivallus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivalluscut, lash, slash
2Finnishsivaltaato slash, strike, lash, slap to deliver a fast and powerful swinging blow, usually with something longish and/or flexible such as a hand, sword, whip or rod
3Finnishsipa-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic rozga →Every word from Old East Slavic розга →Every word from Russian ро́зга →