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   /* 0x0 */ (fear me!!) (kondziu@raru.re)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 18:47:43 JST /* 0x0 */ (fear me!!)

   Ok, so the word "pistol" has a fascinating etymology.

   In English it comes from French "pistole", which comes from German "pistole," which originates from Czech "pišt'ala" meaning "whistle" (like a tin whistle or flute).

   But in Czech the word for "pistol" is not "pišt'ala." It is, in fact, "pistole." This is a borrow word from either French of Italian "pistole," which comes from German, which comes from Czech "pišt'ala." In effect, the Czech word for "pistol" is a borrow-word-twice-removed from Czech.

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     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) (greenskyoverme@ohai.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 18:50:27 JST GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

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     @kondziu Vaguely similar: the two German words „die Bank“ (bench/bank)

     Die Bank meaning bench (plural Bänke)
     -> Italian (banca I think)
     -> returned to German: die Bank meaning bank (plural Banken) 🏦