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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 Turkishفستق—
2Persianفستق—
3Arabicفِسْتَق—
4Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
5Old Persian*pistaka—

Words derived from “фиста́шка”

  • פֿיסטאַשקע
Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →