Where does “poponaia” come from?

poponaia (Italian) comes from Italian popone, from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

poponaia (Italian): melon field

Definitions

melon field

Ancestry of “poponaia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	popone	melon, musk melon
2	Latin	pepō	melon (picked ripe)
3	Ancient Greek	πέπων	ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly
4	Proto-Indo-European	pékʷeti	to be cooking; to ripen
5	Proto-Indo-European	pekʷ-	to cook; to ripen
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃-ép-kʷ-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti →