Where does “pičun” come from?

pičun (Molise Croatian) comes from Italian piccione, from Latin pipionem — accusative singular of pīpiō.

Ancestry of “pičun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianpiccioneA pigeon; more accurately the rock pigeon, feral...
2Latinpipionemaccusative singular of pīpiō
Every word from Latin pipionem →Every word from Italian piccione →