Where does “fistaszek” come from?

fistaszek (Polish) comes from Russian фиста́шка, from Ottoman Turkish فستق, from Persian فستق, from Arabic فِسْتَق, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

fistaszek (Polish): goober, peanut

Definitions

  1. goober, peanut

Ancestry of “fistaszek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфиста́шкаpistachio
2Ottoman Turkishفستقpistachio, the nutlike fruit produced by any tree in the species Pistacia vera
3Persianفستق—
4Arabicفِسْتَق—
5Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
6Old Persian*pistaka—

Words derived from “fistaszek”

Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →Every word from Middle Persian pstk' →Every word from Arabic فِسْتَق →