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Where does “pístový” come from?

pístový (Czech) comes from Czech píst, from Proto-Slavic pěstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic paista, from Proto-Finnic pak'istak.

pístový (Czech): piston

Definitions

  1. piston

Ancestry of “pístový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpístpiston
2Proto-Slavicpěstъpestle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpaista—
4Proto-Finnicpak'istak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic pak'istak →