Where does “pistol” come from?

pistol (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.

pistol (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pistol

Definitions

  1. a pistol

Ancestry of “pistol”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piskati →Every word from Proto-Slavic piščalь →