Where does “kavuniçi” come from?

kavuniçi (Turkish) comes from Turkish kavun, from Ottoman Turkish قاون, from Proto-Turkic kāgun — melon, muskmelon, watermelon.

kavuniçi (Turkish): melon colour

Definitions

  1. melon colour

Ancestry of “kavuniçi”, step by step

kavuniçi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kavun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkavunmelon
2Ottoman Turkishقاونmelon; lemon
3Proto-Turkickāgunmelon, muskmelon, watermelon

via Turkish içi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishiçiaccusative singular of iç; third-person singular...
Every word from Proto-Turkic kāgun →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاون →Every word from Turkish kavun →