Where does “vapaapistooliammunta” come from?
vapaapistooliammunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish vapaapistooli, 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.
vapaapistooliammunta (Finnish): free pistol
Definitions
- free pistol
Ancestry of “vapaapistooliammunta”, step by step
vapaapistooliammunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vapaapistooli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vapaapistooli | "short for" vapaapistooliammunta; A pistol used... |
| 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- | — |