Where does “ख़रबूज़ा” come from?
ख़रबूज़ा (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.
ख़रबूज़ा (Hindi): melon: "usually" musk melon, "Cucumis melo"
Definitions
- melon: "usually" musk melon, "Cucumis melo"
Ancestry of “ख़रबूज़ा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | خربوزه | melon |
| 2 | Middle Persian | hlbyck | — |