Where does “خيار” come from?
خيار (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic خِيَار, from Persian خیار, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥.
خيار (Egyptian Arabic): cucumber
Ancestry of “خيار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | خِيَار | — |
| 2 | Persian | خیار | cucumber |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 | — |