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Where does “vitsoa” come from?

vitsoa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vitsa, from Proto-Finnic vicca, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vitsoa (Finnish): to whip

Definitions

  1. to whip

Ancestry of “vitsoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitsabirch; wicker
2Proto-Finnicvicca—
3Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
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