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Where does “gdȕnja” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gdȕnja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gdȕnja”

  • dunjaluk
  • dunja
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