Where does “kaasupistooli” come from?

kaasupistooli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pistooli, from Swedish pistol, from French pistole, from Middle High German pitschal, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati.

kaasupistooli (Finnish): gas pistol

Definitions

  1. gas pistol

Ancestry of “kaasupistooli”, step by step

kaasupistooli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pistooli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistoolipistol; handgun; gun
2Swedishpistola pistol
3Frenchpistolehandgun, pistol
4Middle High Germanpitschal—
5Czechpíšťalawhistle
6Old Czechpíščalawhistle device used to make a whistling sound
7Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
8Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
9Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-—

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →