Where does “fıstık” come from?
fıstık (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فستق, from Persian فستق, from Arabic فِسْتَق, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.
fıstık (Turkish): pistachio; attractive woman
Definitions
- pistachio; attractive woman
Ancestry of “fıstık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فستق | pistachio, the nutlike fruit produced by any tree in the species Pistacia vera |
| 2 | Persian | فستق | — |
| 3 | Arabic | فِسْتَق | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pstk' | pistachio nut |
| 5 | Old Persian | *pistaka | — |
Words derived from “fıstık”