Where does “qarpız” come from?

qarpız (Crimean Tatar) comes from Persian خربز, from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.

qarpız (Crimean Tatar): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “qarpız”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
2Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
3Middle Persianhlbyck—
Every word from Middle Persian hlbyck →Every word from Classical Persian خربوزه →Every word from Persian خربز →