Where does “ħjar” come from?

ħjar (Maltese) comes from Arabic خِيَار, from Persian خیار, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥.

ħjar (Maltese): cucumbers

Definitions

  1. cucumbers

Ancestry of “ħjar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخِيَار—
2Persianخیارcucumber
3Middle Persian𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 →Every word from Persian خیار →Every word from Arabic خِيَار →