Where does “pistolet” come from?

pistolet (French) comes 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-.

pistolet (French): gun, pistol; spray gun; weird person

Definitions

  1. gun, pistol; spray gun; weird person

Ancestry of “pistolet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pistolet”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piskati →Every word from Proto-Slavic piščalь →