Where does “kulsprutepistol” come from?

kulsprutepistol (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-.

kulsprutepistol (Swedish): submachine gun

Definitions

  1. submachine gun

Ancestry of “kulsprutepistol”, step by step

kulsprutepistol 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 kulspruta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkulsprutamachine gun
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-Every word from Proto-Slavic piskatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic piščalь