Where does “bostan” come from?

bostan (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوستان, from Persian بوستان, from Middle Persian bwdstʾn'.

bostan (Albanian): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “bostan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوستانgarden; garden patch, garden bed
2Persianبوستانgarden
3Middle Persianbwdstʾn'—
Every word from Middle Persian bwdstʾn' →Every word from Persian بوستان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوستان →
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