Where does “píšťala” come from?

píšťala (Czech) comes from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.

píšťala (Czech): whistle

Definitions

  1. whistle

Ancestry of “píšťala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpíščalawhistle device used to make a whistling sound
2Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
3Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-—

Words derived from “píšťala”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piskati →Every word from Proto-Slavic piščalь →