Where does “ruoskanvarsi” come from?

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

ruoskanvarsi (Finnish): whip handle

Definitions

  1. whip handle

Ancestry of “ruoskanvarsi”, step by step

ruoskanvarsi 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 varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Slavic rozga →Every word from Old East Slavic розга →Every word from Russian ро́зга →