Where does “starttipistooli” come from?
starttipistooli (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.
starttipistooli (Finnish): start pistol
Definitions
- start pistol
Ancestry of “starttipistooli”, step by step
starttipistooli 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- | — |
via Finnish startti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | startti | start; starter, starter motor |
| 2 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 3 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 4 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 5 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |