Where does “pistolet” come from?
pistolet (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.
pistolet (Polish): gun, pistol; spray gun
Ancestry of “pistolet”, step by step