Where does “cukinia” come from?

cukinia (Polish) comes from Italian zucchina, from Italian zucca, from Latin cucutia, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

cukinia (Polish): courgette, zucchini

Definitions

  1. courgette, zucchini

Ancestry of “cukinia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzucchinacourgette British, zucchini US
2Italianzuccapumpkin; marrow; squash
3Latincucutia—
4Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Latin cucutia →Every word from Italian zucca →