Where does “каву́н” come from?

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

каву́н (Ukrainian): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “каву́н”, step by step

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

Words derived from “каву́н”

Every word from Proto-Turkic kāgun →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاون →