Where does “karpuz” come from?

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

karpuz (Turkish): watermelon; breasts

Definitions

  1. watermelon; breasts

Ancestry of “karpuz”, step by step

karpuz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قارپوز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقارپوزmelon
2PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
3Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
4Middle Persianhlbyck—

via Persian xarboze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianxarboze—

Words derived from “karpuz”

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