Where does “מלפפון” come from?

מלפפון (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

מלפפון (Hebrew): Armenian cucumber, vegetable melon; cucumber

Definitions

  1. Armenian cucumber, vegetable melon; cucumber

Ancestry of “מלפפון”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηλοπέπωνmelon, "Cucumis melo"
2Ancient Greekπέπωνripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti →