Where does “pistol” come from?
pistol (Swedish) comes 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-.
pistol (Swedish): a pistol
Definitions
- a pistol
Ancestry of “pistol”, step by step
Words derived from “pistol”
- pistooli
- kulsprutepistol
- tjänstepistol
- duellpistol
- häftpistol
- knallpulverpistol
- limpistol
- luftpistol
- pickadoll
- pistolhot
- vattenpistol
- liimapistooli
- ilmapistooli
- starttipistooli
- isopistooli
- valopistooli
- olympiapistooliammunta
- pistooliammunta
- merkinantopistooli
- konepistooli
- olympiapistooli
- pistoolikahva
- vapaapistooli
- kuumaliimapistooli