Where does “مغز پسته” come from?

مغز پسته (Persian) comes from Persian مغز, from Middle Persian mzg, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

مغز پسته (Persian): pistachio kernel, shelled pistachio

Definitions

  1. pistachio kernel, shelled pistachio

Ancestry of “مغز پسته”, step by step

مغز پسته traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مغز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمغزbrain
2Middle Persianmzgbrain, marrow
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmazǰʰā́marrow, pith; brain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain

via Persian پسته

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

Words derived from “مغز پسته

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́Every word from Middle Persian mzg
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