Where does “φιστικιά” come from?

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

φιστικιά (Greek): pistachio tree

Definitions

  1. pistachio tree

Ancestry of “φιστικιά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφιστίκιpistachio nut; peanut
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 *pistakaEvery word from Middle Persian pstk'Every word from Arabic فِسْتَق
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