Where does “konepistooli” come from?
konepistooli (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.
konepistooli (Finnish): submachine gun
Definitions
- submachine gun
Ancestry of “konepistooli”, step by step
konepistooli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pistooli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pistooli | pistol; handgun; gun |
| 2 | Swedish | pistol | a pistol |
| 3 | French | pistole | handgun, pistol |
| 4 | Middle High German | pitschal | — |
| 5 | Czech | píšťala | whistle |
| 6 | Old Czech | píščala | whistle device used to make a whistling sound |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | piščalь | pipe; shinbone |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | piskati | to squeak, to whistle |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pīṣk- | — |