Where does “biciușcă” come from?

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

biciușcă (Romanian): quirt

Definitions

  1. quirt

Ancestry of “biciușcă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbiciwhip, horsewhip, scourge
2Old Church Slavonicбичьwhip
3Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o

Words derived from “biciușcă

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯oEvery word from Proto-Slavic bičьEvery word from Old Church Slavonic бичь