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Where does “فستق” come from?

فستق (Persian) comes from Arabic فِسْتَق, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

Ancestry of “فستق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفِسْتَق—
2Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
3Old Persian*pistaka—

Words derived from “فستق”

  • φιστίκι
  • φιστικιά
  • φιστικοβούτυρο
  • фастак
  • fıstık
  • فستق
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