Where does “Arbus” come from?

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

Arbus (Plautdietsch): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “Arbus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianарбу́зwatermelon
2Old East Slavicарбузъ
3PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
4Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
5Middle Persianhlbyck

Words derived from “Arbus

Every word from Middle Persian hlbyckEvery word from Classical Persian خربوزهEvery word from Persian خربز
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