Where does “Erbus” come from?

Erbus (Volga German) comes from Russian арбу́з, from Old East Slavic арбузъ, from Persian خربز, from Classical Persian خربوزه, from Middle Persian hlbyck.

Erbus (Volga German): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “Erbus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianарбу́зwatermelon
2Old East Slavicарбузъ—
3PersianخربزAlternative form of خربزه; melon
4Classical Persianخربوزهmelon
5Middle Persianhlbyck—
Every word from Middle Persian hlbyck →Every word from Classical Persian خربوزه →Every word from Persian خربز →