Where does “pistoletti” come from?
pistoletti (Ingrian) comes from Russian пистоле́т, from French pistolet, from French pistole, from Middle High German pitschal, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati.
pistoletti (Ingrian): pistol
Definitions
- pistol
Ancestry of “pistoletti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пистоле́т | pistol, handgun |
| 2 | French | pistolet | gun, pistol; spray gun; weird person |
| 3 | French | pistole | handgun, 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- | — |