Where does “bastola” come from?
bastola (Swahili) comes from Portuguese pistola, from 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-.
bastola (Swahili): pistol, revolver
Ancestry of “bastola”, step by step