Where does “кавуня́чий” come from?

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

кавуня́чий (Ukrainian): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “кавуня́чий”, step by step

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

Words derived from “кавуня́чий

Every word from Proto-Turkic kāgunEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قاونEvery word from Ukrainian каву́н