pistol
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- a pistol gun
Etymology
Derived from Czech píšťala (whistle, firearm, tube, pipe, because of the shape) derived from Proto-Slavic *piščalь derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.
Origin
Proto-Balto-Slavic
*pīṣk-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Pistole German
- pistolese Italian
- pistool Dutch, Flemish
- pistole French
- pistolet French
- пищаль Russian
- pistol Norwegian Bokmål
- pistola Portuguese
- piszczel Polish
- pistol Norwegian Nynorsk
- pistolet Middle English
- pistol Danish
- *piščalь Proto-Slavic
- píšťala Czech
- pitschal Middle High German
- pitschal, pischulle Middle High German
- pistole Middle French
- пиштол Macedonian
- *pīṣk- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- pistolet Walloon