Where does “dýně” come from?

dýně (Czech) comes from Old Czech dýně, from Proto-Slavic dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον — quince.

dýně (Czech): pumpkin

Definitions

  1. pumpkin

Ancestry of “dýně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdýněpumpkin
2Proto-Slavicdyňamelon; watermelon
3Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince
Every word from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον →Every word from Proto-Slavic dyňa →Every word from Old Czech dýně →