Where does “പിസ്ത” come from?

പിസ്ത (Malayalam) comes from Classical Persian پسته, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

പിസ്ത (Malayalam): pista

Definitions

  1. pista

Ancestry of “പിസ്ത”, step by step

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