Where does “पिस्तई” come from?

पिस्तई (Hindi) comes from Hindi पिस्ता, from Classical Persian پسته, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

पिस्तई (Hindi): having the color of [shelled] pistachios; pistachio green

Definitions

  1. having the color of [shelled] pistachios; pistachio green

Ancestry of “पिस्तई”, step by step

पिस्तई traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पिस्ता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपिस्ताpistachio
2Classical Persianپسته—
3Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
4Old Persian*pistaka—

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi
Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →Every word from Middle Persian pstk' →Every word from Classical Persian پسته →