Where does “خربوزہ” come from?

خربوزہ (Ushojo) comes from Urdu خربوزہ, from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.

خربوزہ (Ushojo): melon

Definitions

  1. melon

Ancestry of “خربوزہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduخربوزہmelon: usually musk melon, Cucumis melo; sometimes watermelon
2Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
3Middle Persianhlbyck—
Every word from Middle Persian hlbyck →Every word from Classical Persian خربوزه →Every word from Urdu خربوزہ →