Etymology Explorer
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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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Words derived from “خیار”
hıyar
deniz hıyarı
Hint hıyarı
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