Where does “pistola” come from?

pistola (Latin) comes from Spanish pistola, 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.

pistola (Latin): pistol

Definitions

  1. pistol

Ancestry of “pistola”, step by step

pistola traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pistola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpistolapistol; gun
2GermanPistolepistol, gun; gun
3Middle Frenchpistolepistol
4Middle High Germanpitschal
5Czechpíšťalawhistle
6Old Czechpíščalawhistle device used to make a whistling sound
7Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
8Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
9Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-

via Italian pistola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpistolapistol, gun; pistole; Alternative form of...

via Portuguese pistola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepistolapistol; pissed off, mad, aggressively angry
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-Every word from Proto-Slavic piskatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic piščalь