Where does “dinnye” come from?

dinnye (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Slavic dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον — quince.

dinnye (Hungarian): melon; cantaloupe

Definitions

  1. melon; cantaloupe

Ancestry of “dinnye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdyňamelon; watermelon
2Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince

Words derived from “dinnye”

Every word from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον →Every word from Proto-Slavic dyňa →