Where does “dunja” come from?

dunja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gdȕnja, from Proto-Slavic kъduňa, from Latin cydōnia, from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία — Cydonia; quince-tree.

dunja (Serbo-Croatian): quince; bed cover filled with feathers, duvet,...

Definitions

  1. quince; bed cover filled with feathers, duvet,...

Ancestry of “dunja”, step by step

dunja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian gdȕnja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangdȕnja—
2Proto-Slavickъduňaquince
3Latincydōnia—
4Ancient GreekΚυδωνίαCydonia; quince-tree

via Latin cotōneum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincotōneuma quince (fruit)
2Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince
Every word from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία →Every word from Latin cydōnia →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъduňa →