Where does “karpus” come from?

karpus (Ladino) comes from Ottoman Turkish قارپوز, from Persian خربز, from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.

karpus (Ladino): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “karpus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقارپوزmelon
2PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
3Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
4Middle Persianhlbyck—
Every word from Middle Persian hlbyck →Every word from Classical Persian خربوزه →Every word from Persian خربز →