Where does “pistaasipähkinä” come from?
pistaasipähkinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pistaasi, from French pistache, from Venetian pistacio, from Latin pistācium, from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
pistaasipähkinä (Finnish): pistachio nut
Definitions
- pistachio nut
Ancestry of “pistaasipähkinä”, step by step
pistaasipähkinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pistaasi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pistaasi | pistachio |
| 2 | French | pistache | pistachio; peanut |
| 3 | Venetian | pistacio | — |
| 4 | Latin | pistācium | A pistachio nut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πιστάκιον | pistachio |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |