Where does “pistooli” come from?

pistooli (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.

pistooli (Finnish): pistol; handgun; gun

Definitions

  1. pistol; handgun; gun

Ancestry of “pistooli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pistooli

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-