Where does “pistool” come from?
pistool (Dutch) 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-.
pistool (Dutch): pistol
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