Where does “پستئی” come from?

پستئی (Urdu) comes from Urdu پستہ, from Classical Persian پسته, from Middle Persian pstk', from Old Persian *pistaka.

پستئی (Urdu): having the color of [shelled] pistachios; pistachio green

Definitions

  1. having the color of [shelled] pistachios; pistachio green

Ancestry of “پستئی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduپستہpistachio
2Classical Persianپسته—
3Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
4Old Persian*pistaka—
Every word from Old Persian *pistaka →Every word from Middle Persian pstk' →Every word from Classical Persian پسته →