Where does “naulauspistooli” come from?

naulauspistooli (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.

naulauspistooli (Finnish): nail gun

Definitions

  1. nail gun

Ancestry of “naulauspistooli”, step by step

naulauspistooli 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 naulaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaulausnailing
2Finnishnaulatato nail, fasten with one or more nails
3Finnishnaulanail; pound; funt, funte
4Proto-Finnicnaklapeg, nail
5Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →