Where does “pistolaș” come from?

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

pistolaș (Romanian): small pistol

Definitions

  1. small pistol

Ancestry of “pistolaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpistolpistol
2Greekπιστόλιpistol, handgun
3Czechpíšťalawhistle
4Old Czechpíščalawhistle device used to make a whistling sound
5Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
6Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
7Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piskati →Every word from Proto-Slavic piščalь →