Where does “bostănar” come from?

bostănar (Romanian) comes from Romanian bostan, from Ottoman Turkish بوستان, from Persian بوستان, from Middle Persian bwdstʾn'.

bostănar (Romanian): watermelon grower

Definitions

  1. watermelon grower

Ancestry of “bostănar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbostanpumpkin
2Ottoman Turkishبوستانgarden; garden patch, garden bed
3Persianبوستانgarden
4Middle Persianbwdstʾn'—
Every word from Middle Persian bwdstʾn' →Every word from Persian بوستان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوستان →