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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dyňa

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From earlier *kъdyňa, from Latin māla cydōnia, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (μῆλον) (kudṓnion (mêlon), “quince”).[1]

Noun

*dỳňa f[2]

  1. melon
    Synonyms: *pьpešь, *piponъ
  2. watermelon (regionally)

Inflection

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Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: дꙑнꙗ (dynja)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: ди́ня (dínja, “melon (in Western Bulgaria), watermelon (in Eastern Bulgaria)”)
    • Macedonian: диња (dinja)
    • Serbo-Croatian: dȉnja
    • Slovene: dínja, dȋnja (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: dýně (“pumpkin”)
    • Polish: dynia (“pumpkin”)

References
  1. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ды́ня”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “dynja”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 132; RPT 110)”
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