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Where does “必思答” come from?

必思答 (Chinese) comes from Classical Persian پسته, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

必思答 (Chinese): pistachio

Definitions

  1. pistachio

Ancestry of “必思答”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپسته—
2Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
3Old Persian*pistaka—
Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →