Where does “خیار” come from?

خیار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian خیار, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥.

Ancestry of “خیار”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	خیار	cucumber
2	Middle Persian	𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥	—

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