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Where does “дꙑнꙗ” come from?

дꙑнꙗ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον.

Ancestry of “дꙑнꙗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdyňamelon; watermelon
2Ancient Greekκυδώνιον—

Words derived from “дꙑнꙗ”

  • дыня
Every word from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον →