Where does “πιστόλι” come from?

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

πιστόλι (Greek): pistol, handgun

Definitions

  1. pistol, handgun

Ancestry of “πιστόλι”, step by step

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

Words derived from “πιστόλι”

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