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