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