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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقارپوزmelon
2PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
3Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
4Middle Persianhlbyck—
Every word from Middle Persian hlbyck →