Where does “дыня” come from?

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

дыня (Russian): melon

Definitions

  1. melon

Ancestry of “дыня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдꙑнꙗ—
2Proto-Slavicdyňamelon; watermelon
3Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince

Words derived from “дыня”

Every word from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον →Every word from Proto-Slavic dyňa →Every word from Old East Slavic дꙑнꙗ →
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