Where does “arbuz” come from?

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

arbuz (Polish): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “arbuz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “arbuz”

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