Where does “דיניע” come from?
דיניע (Yiddish) comes from Polish dynia, from Proto-Slavic dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον.
דיניע (Yiddish): pumpkin
Ancestry of “דיניע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | dynia | pumpkin; head; noggin; fatso; butterball |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dyňa | melon; watermelon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυδώνιον | — |