Where does “pistol” come from?

pistol (Romanian) comes from Greek πιστόλι, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.

pistol (Romanian): pistol

Definitions

  1. pistol

Ancestry of “pistol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπιστόλιpistol, handgun
2Czechpíšťalawhistle
3Old Czechpíščalawhistle device used to make a whistling sound
4Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
5Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-—

Words derived from “pistol”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piskati →Every word from Proto-Slavic piščalь →
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