Where does “પિસ્તા” come from?
પિસ્તા (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian پسته, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.
પિસ્તા (Gujarati): pistachio
Ancestry of “પિસ્તા”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | پسته | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | pstk' | pistachio nut |
| 3 | Old Persian | *pistaka | — |