Where does “арбу́з” come from?

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

арбу́з (Russian): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “арбу́з”, step by step

арбу́з traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic арбузъ

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

via Tatar карбыз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarкарбызwatermelon

Words derived from “арбу́з”

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