Where does “pistə” come from?

pistə (Khalaj) comes from Persian پسته, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

pistə (Khalaj): pistachio

Definitions

  1. pistachio

Ancestry of “pistə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپستهpistachio
2Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
3Old Persian*pistaka—
Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →Every word from Middle Persian pstk' →Every word from Persian پسته →