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

Definitions

  1. pistol, revolver

Ancestry of “bastola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepistolapistol; pissed off, mad, aggressively angry
2Frenchpistolehandgun, pistol
3Middle High Germanpitschal
4Czechpíšťalawhistle
5Old Czechpíščalawhistle device used to make a whistling sound
6Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
7Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
8Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-Every word from Proto-Slavic piskatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic piščalь
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