Where does “knallpulverpistol” come from?

knallpulverpistol (Swedish) comes from Swedish pistol, 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-.

knallpulverpistol (Swedish): a cap gun

Definitions

  1. a cap gun

Ancestry of “knallpulverpistol”, step by step

knallpulverpistol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish pistol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpistola pistol
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-

via Swedish knallpulver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknallpulverpercussive explosive (as used in a cap gun)
2Swedishknallbang
3Swedishknallfullvery drunk
4Swedishfullfull; drunk, intoxicated
5Old Norsefullrfull
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-