Where does “fistik” come from?

fistik (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish فستق, from Persian فستق, from Arabic فِسْتَق, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

fistik (Albanian): pistachio

Definitions

  1. pistachio

Ancestry of “fistik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفستقpistachio, the nutlike fruit produced by any tree in the species Pistacia vera
2Persianفستق—
3Arabicفِسْتَق—
4Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
5Old Persian*pistaka—
Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →Every word from Middle Persian pstk' →Every word from Arabic فِسْتَق →