Where does “кавуняччя” come from?
кавуняччя (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian кавуня́чий, from Ukrainian каву́н, from Ottoman Turkish قاون, from Proto-Turkic kāgun — melon, muskmelon, watermelon.
кавуняччя (Ukrainian): watermelons
Definitions
- watermelons
Ancestry of “кавуняччя”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | кавуня́чий | watermelon |
| 2 | Ukrainian | каву́н | watermelon |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | قاون | melon; lemon |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kāgun | melon, muskmelon, watermelon |