Where does “хиёр” come from?

хиёр (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian خِیَار, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥.

хиёр (Tajik): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “хиёр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخِیَار—
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 →Every word from Classical Persian خِیَار →