Where does “پسته” come from?

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

پسته (Pashto): pistachio

Definitions

  1. pistachio

Ancestry of “پسته”, 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 →