Where does “pistole” come from?

pistole (Czech) comes from German Pistole, from Middle French pistole, from Middle High German pitschal, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.

pistole (Czech): pistol

Definitions

  1. pistol

Ancestry of “pistole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPistolepistol, gun; gun
2Middle Frenchpistolepistol
3Middle High Germanpitschal—
4Czechpíšťalawhistle
5Old Czechpíščalawhistle device used to make a whistling sound
6Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
7Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
8Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-—

Words derived from “pistole”

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