Where does “ӄырԥыз” come from?

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

ӄырԥыз (Ubykh): melon

Definitions

  1. melon

Ancestry of “ӄырԥыз”, step by step

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