Where does “πιστολάκι” come from?

πιστολάκι (Greek) comes from Greek πιστόλι, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.

πιστολάκι (Greek): small gun; dummy gun used as toy; hair-dryer

Definitions

  1. small gun; dummy gun used as toy; hair-dryer

Ancestry of “πιστολάκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπιστόλιpistol, handgun
2Czechpíšťalawhistle
3Old Czechpíščalawhistle device used to make a whistling sound
4Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
5Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piskati →Every word from Proto-Slavic piščalь →