Where does “фісташка” come from?

фісташка (Belarusian) comes from Russian фиста́шка, from Ottoman Turkish فستق, from Persian فستق, from Arabic فِسْتَق, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

фісташка (Belarusian): pistachio nut

Definitions

  1. pistachio nut

Ancestry of “фісташка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфиста́шкаpistachio
2Ottoman Turkishفستقpistachio, the nutlike fruit produced by any tree in the species Pistacia vera
3Persianفستق—
4Arabicفِسْتَق—
5Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
6Old Persian*pistaka—
Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →Every word from Middle Persian pstk' →Every word from Arabic فِسْتَق →