Where does “диня” come from?

диня (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic дꙑнꙗ, from Proto-Slavic dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον — quince.

диня (Ukrainian): melon

Definitions

  1. melon

Ancestry of “диня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдꙑнꙗ—
2Proto-Slavicdyňamelon; watermelon
3Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince
Every word from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον →Every word from Proto-Slavic dyňa →Every word from Old East Slavic дꙑнꙗ →