Where does “pistolador” come from?
pistolador (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pistola, from Spanish pistola, from German Pistole, from Middle French pistole, from Middle High German pitschal, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь.
pistolador (Cebuano): a gunmaker
Definitions
- a gunmaker
Ancestry of “pistolador”, step by step
pistolador traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano pistola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | pistola | a pistol; a handgun, typically with a chamber... |
| 2 | Spanish | pistola | pistol; gun |
| 3 | German | Pistole | pistol, gun; gun |
| 4 | Middle French | pistole | pistol |
| 5 | Middle High German | pitschal | — |
| 6 | Czech | píšťala | whistle |
| 7 | Old Czech | píščala | whistle device used to make a whistling sound |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | piščalь | pipe; shinbone |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | piskati | to squeak, to whistle |
| 10 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pīṣk- | — |
via Cebuano dor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | dor | — |