Where does “דיניע” come from?

דיניע (Yiddish) comes from Polish dynia, from Proto-Slavic dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον — quince.

דיניע (Yiddish): pumpkin

Definitions

  1. pumpkin

Ancestry of “דיניע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdyniapumpkin; head; noggin; fatso; butterball
2Proto-Slavicdyňamelon; watermelon
3Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince

Words derived from “דיניע”

Every word from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον →Every word from Proto-Slavic dyňa →Every word from Polish dynia →