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Where does “пиштољ” come from?

пиштољ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Pistole, from Middle 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-.

пиштољ (Serbo-Croatian): pistol, handgun

Definitions

  1. pistol, handgun

Ancestry of “пиштољ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPistolepistol, gun; gun
2Middle Frenchpistolepistol
3Middle High Germanpitschal—
4Czechpíšťalawhistle
5Old Czechpíščala—
6Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
7Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
8Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-—
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