Where does “harbuz” come from?

harbuz (Romanian) comes from Ukrainian гарбу́з, from Persian خربز, from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.

harbuz (Romanian): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “harbuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгарбу́зpumpkin plant and fruit
2PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
3Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
4Middle Persianhlbyck—

Words derived from “harbuz”

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