Where does “خيار” come from?

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

خيار (Egyptian Arabic): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “خيار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخِيَار—
2Persianخیارcucumber
3Middle Persian𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 →Every word from Persian خیار →Every word from Arabic خِيَار →