pāksts

From Proto-Baltic *pāš-, from the same stem as paksis (“corner junction”): Proto-Indo-European *paḱ- (“to link, to strengthen; joining, connection”). In Latvian, an original *pās- lead to *pāstis (with an extra suffix -t), from which pākstis with an epenthetic k. Semantic evolution: “joint, connection” > “elongated seed cover with two connecting edges” > “dry fruit that opens along lengthwise cracks.” An etymological connection with Russian пасть (pastʹ, “(animal) maw”) has been suggested.^[1]

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pāksts f (6th declension)

1. (botany) pod (a seed case for peas, beans, peppers, etc.)

   sojas, zirņu, piparu pāksts ― soybean, pea, pepper pod

   izlobīt pupas no pākstīm ― to shuck, shell beans from the pods

   vārīt pupas ar visām pākstīm ― to boil beans with (their) whole pods