Where does “piszczel” come from?

piszczel (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.

piszczel (Polish): tibia, shinbone; blowpipe

Definitions

  1. tibia, shinbone; blowpipe

Ancestry of “piszczel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
2Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piskati →Every word from Proto-Slavic piščalь →