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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

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

Words derived from “dunja”

  • dunjaluk
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