Where does “pisztolyai” come from?
pisztolyai (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pisztoly, from German Pistole, from Middle French pistole, from Middle High German pitschal, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati.
Ancestry of “pisztolyai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pisztoly | pistol, handgun |
| 2 | German | Pistole | pistol, gun; gun |
| 3 | Middle French | pistole | pistol |
| 4 | Middle High German | pitschal | — |
| 5 | Czech | píšťala | whistle |
| 6 | Old Czech | píščala | whistle device used to make a whistling sound |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | piščalь | pipe; shinbone |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | piskati | to squeak, to whistle |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pīṣk- | — |