Where does “pistole” come from?

pistole (French) comes 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-.

pistole (French): handgun, pistol

Definitions

  1. handgun, pistol

Ancestry of “pistole”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pistole”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →