Where does “maltankuume” come from?

maltankuume (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.

Ancestry of “maltankuume”, step by step

maltankuume 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 kuume

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kuume	fever, temperature; A rush, a period of feverish...
2	Finnish	kuuma	hot; ardent, passionate, fervent
3	Proto-Finnic	kuuma	hot

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