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