Where does “ryhmäpiiskuri” come from?

ryhmäpiiskuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiskuri, from Finnish piiska, from Swedish piska, from German Peitsche, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.

ryhmäpiiskuri (Finnish): (group) whip person in charge of enforcing the party's or government's policies in votes

Definitions

  1. (group) whip person in charge of enforcing the party's or government's policies in votes

Ancestry of “ryhmäpiiskuri”, step by step

ryhmäpiiskuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piiskuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiskuriwhipper, lasher
2Finnishpiiskaa short whip, crop; black and white
3Swedishpiskawhip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture...
4GermanPeitschewhip
5Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—

via Finnish ryhmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhmägroup; team; squad
2Proto-Finnicrühmägroup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →