Where does “карпуза” come from?

карпуза (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish karpuz, from Ottoman Turkish قارپوز, from Persian خربز, from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.

карпуза (Serbo-Croatian): melon

Definitions

  1. melon

Ancestry of “карпуза”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkarpuzwatermelon; breasts
2Ottoman Turkishقارپوزmelon
3PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
4Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
5Middle Persianhlbyck—
Every word from Middle Persian hlbyck →Every word from Classical Persian خربوزه →Every word from Persian خربز →