Where does “пищаль” come from?

пищаль (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.

пищаль (Russian): shepherd's pipe; harquebus; hand cannon, hand...

Definitions

  1. shepherd's pipe; harquebus; hand cannon, hand...

Ancestry of “пищаль”, 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 →