Where does “bici” come from?

bici (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic бичь, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.

bici (Romanian): whip, horsewhip, scourge

Definitions

  1. whip, horsewhip, scourge

Ancestry of “bici”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбичьwhip
2Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—

Words derived from “bici”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic бичь →
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