Where does “карбыз” come from?

карбыз (Tatar) comes from Persian خربز, from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.

карбыз (Tatar): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “карбыз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
2Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
3Middle Persianhlbyck—

Words derived from “карбыз”

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