Where does “фиста́шка” come from?

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

фиста́шка (Russian): pistachio

Definitions

  1. pistachio

Ancestry of “фиста́шка”, step by step

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

Words derived from “фиста́шка”

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