Where does “hıyar” come from?

hıyar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خیار, from Persian خیار, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥.

hıyar (Turkish): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “hıyar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخیار—
2Persianخیارcucumber
3Middle Persian𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥—

Words derived from “hıyar”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭥 →Every word from Persian خیار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خیار →