Where does “melaats” come from?

melaats (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch malaetsch, from Old French malade, from Latin male habitus, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

melaats (Dutch): leprous

Definitions

leprous

Ancestry of “melaats”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	malaetsch	—
2	Old French	malade	ill, unwell, sick
3	Latin	male habitus	having a sickness; ill-kept, not in good...
4	Latin	male	badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly
5	Latin	malus	unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
6	Ancient Greek	μηλέα	apple tree
7	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
8	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 →