Where does “merkinantopistooli” come from?

merkinantopistooli (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.

merkinantopistooli (Finnish): flare gun

Definitions

  1. flare gun

Ancestry of “merkinantopistooli”, step by step

merkinantopistooli 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 merkinanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkinantosignaling
2Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
3Old Swedishmærki—
4Old Norsemerkiboundary
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piskati →Every word from Proto-Slavic piščalь →