Where does “qıyar” come from?

qıyar (Karakalpak) comes from Persian خیار, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥.

qıyar (Karakalpak): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “qıyar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخیارcucumber
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 →Every word from Persian خیار →