Where does “pistolet” come from?

pistolet (Walloon) comes from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.

pistolet (Walloon): pistol

Definitions

  1. pistol

Ancestry of “pistolet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpíšťalawhistle
2Old Czechpíščalawhistle device used to make a whistling sound
3Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
4Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piskati →Every word from Proto-Slavic piščalь →