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Where does “فستق” come from?

فستق (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

فستق (Arabic): pistachio

Definitions

  1. pistachio

Ancestry of “فستق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
2Old Persian*pistaka—
Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →