Where does “פֿיסטאַשקע” come from?

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

פֿיסטאַשקע (Yiddish): pistachio; peanut

Definitions

  1. pistachio; peanut

Ancestry of “פֿיסטאַשקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфиста́шкаpistachio
2Ottoman Turkishفستقpistachio, the nutlike fruit produced by any tree in the species Pistacia vera
3Persianفستق
4Arabicفِسْتَق
5Middle Persianpstk'pistachio nut
6Old Persian*pistaka
Every word from Old Persian *pistakaEvery word from Middle Persian pstk'Every word from Arabic فِسْتَق
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