Where does “bostan” come from?
bostan (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوستان, from Persian بوستان, from Middle Persian bwdstʾn'.
bostan (Albanian): watermelon
Ancestry of “bostan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بوستان | garden; garden patch, garden bed |
| 2 | Persian | بوستان | garden |
| 3 | Middle Persian | bwdstʾn' | — |