πιστάκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of Iranian origin. Compare Northern Kurdish pisteq, Persian پسته (pesta, peste), Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, pistachio nut), Old Armenian պիստակ (pistak) (from Iranian).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῐστᾰ́κη (pistákē) f (genitive πῐστᾰ́κης); first declension

  1. pistachio-tree (Pistacia vera)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • πῐστᾰ́κῐον (pistákion)

Further reading

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