Where does “xiyar” come from?

xiyar (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian خیار, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥.

xiyar (Azerbaijani): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “xiyar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخیارcucumber
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 →Every word from Persian خیار →
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