Where does “maligno” come from?

maligno (Chavacano) comes from Spanish maligno, from Latin malignus, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

maligno (Chavacano): evil spirit

Definitions

evil spirit

Ancestry of “maligno”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	maligno	malicious, malevolent; malignant; the evil one
2	Latin	malignus	wicked, malicious; spiteful; malignant, malign
3	Latin	male	badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly
4	Latin	malus	unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
5	Ancient Greek	μηλέα	apple tree
6	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
7	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meh₁l-	small animal”; small animal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μηλέα →