Where does “φιστίκι” come from?

φιστίκι (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish فستق, from Persian فستق, from Arabic فِسْتَق, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

φιστίκι (Greek): pistachio nut; peanut

Definitions

  1. pistachio nut; peanut

Ancestry of “φιστίκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفستقpistachio, the nutlike fruit produced by any tree in the species Pistacia vera
2Persianفستق—
3Arabicفِسْتَق—
4Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
5Old Persian*pistaka—

Words derived from “φιστίκι”

Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →Every word from Middle Persian pstk' →Every word from Arabic فِسْتَق →