Where does “konepistoolisuihku” come from?
konepistoolisuihku (Finnish) comes from Finnish konepistooli, 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.
konepistoolisuihku (Finnish): a spray of submachine gun fire
Definitions
- a spray of submachine gun fire
Ancestry of “konepistoolisuihku”, step by step
konepistoolisuihku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish konepistooli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | konepistooli | submachine gun |
| 2 | Finnish | pistooli | pistol; handgun; gun |
| 3 | Swedish | pistol | a pistol |
| 4 | French | pistole | handgun, pistol |
| 5 | Middle High German | pitschal | — |
| 6 | Czech | píšťala | whistle |
| 7 | Old Czech | píščala | whistle device used to make a whistling sound |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | piščalь | pipe; shinbone |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | piskati | to squeak, to whistle |
| 10 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pīṣk- | — |