Where does “Karpuzlu” come from?

Karpuzlu (Turkish) comes from Turkish karpuz, from Ottoman Turkish قارپوز, from Persian خربز, from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.

Ancestry of “Karpuzlu”, 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 →