Where does “dýně” come from?

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

dýně (Old Czech): pumpkin

Definitions

  1. pumpkin

Ancestry of “dýně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdyňamelon; watermelon
2Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince

Words derived from “dýně”

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