Where does “дыня” come from?
дыня (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic дꙑнꙗ, from Proto-Slavic dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον.
дыня (Russian): melon
Ancestry of “дыня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | дꙑнꙗ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dyňa | melon; watermelon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυδώνιον | — |