Where does “fıstıq” come from?

fıstıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Arabic فُسْتُق, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

fıstıq (Azerbaijani): beech, beech tree

Definitions

  1. beech, beech tree

Ancestry of “fıstıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفُسْتُقpistachio
2Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
3Old Persian*pistaka—
Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →Every word from Middle Persian pstk' →Every word from Arabic فُسْتُق →