Where does “maltankoira” come from?

maltankoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish Malta, from Italian Malta, from Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

maltankoira (Finnish): Maltese dog

Definitions

Maltese dog

Ancestry of “maltankoira”, step by step

maltankoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Malta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	Malta	The Maltese language
2	Italian	Malta	mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand, and water)
3	Maltese	Malta	—
4	Arabic	مَالِطَا	—
5	Latin	Melita	—
6	Ancient Greek	Μελίτη	—
7	Ancient Greek	μέλι	honey; anything sweet
8	Proto-Indo-European	mélid	honey

via Finnish koira

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	koira	dog; dog paddle; military police
2	Finnish	-nen	Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3	Finnish	-inen	-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4	Finnish	-uus	Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5	Proto-Finnic	-uc	-ness, -hood

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from Ancient Greek Μελίτη →