Where does “арбузъ” come from?

арбузъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Persian خربز, from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.

Ancestry of “арбузъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
2Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
3Middle Persianhlbyck—

Words derived from “арбузъ”

Every word from Middle Persian hlbyck →Every word from Classical Persian خربوزه →Every word from Persian خربز →
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