Where does “סטאַשקע” come from?

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

סטאַשקע (Yiddish): peanut

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “סטאַשקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfistaszekgoober, peanut
2Russianфиста́шкаpistachio
3Ottoman Turkishفستقpistachio, the nutlike fruit produced by any tree in the species Pistacia vera
4Persianفستق—
5Arabicفِسْتَق—
6Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
7Old Persian*pistaka—

Words derived from “סטאַשקע”

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