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Where does “فستق” come from?
فستق (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.
فستق
(Arabic): pistachio
Definitions
pistachio
Ancestry of “فستق”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Persian
pstk'
pistachio nut
2
Old Persian
*pistaka
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