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
Ancestry of “karpuz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قارپوز | melon |
| 2 | Persian | خربز | Alternative form of خربزه; melon |
| 3 | Classical Persian | خربوزه | melon |
| 4 | Middle Persian | hlbyck | — |