Where does “kawon” come from?
kawon (Polish) comes from Ukrainian каву́н, from Ottoman Turkish قاون, from Proto-Turkic kāgun.
kawon (Polish): watermelon
Ancestry of “kawon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | каву́н | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قاون | melon; lemon |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kāgun | — |