Where does “тыква” come from?
тыква (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ, from Proto-Slavic tyky — pumpkin, gourd.
тыква (Russian): pumpkin, cucurbit; gourd; head
Definitions
- pumpkin, cucurbit; gourd; head
Ancestry of “тыква”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | тꙑкꙑ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tyky | pumpkin, gourd |