Where does “خِيَار” come from?

خِيَار (Arabic) comes from Persian خیار, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥.

Ancestry of “خِيَار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخیارcucumber
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥

Words derived from “خِيَار

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥Every word from Persian خیار