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Where does “მარმელადი” come from?

მარმელადი (Georgian) comes from Russian мармелад, from French marmelade, from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada, from Galician marmelo, from Old Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimelum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον — small animal”; small animal.

მარმელადი (Georgian): marmalade

Definitions

  1. marmalade

Ancestry of “მარმელადი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмармеладmarmalade, fruit jelly; fruit jelly candy
2Frenchmarmelademarmalade
3Middle Frenchmarmelade—
4Portuguesemarmeladaquince jam, quince cheese
5Galicianmarmeloquince
6Old Portuguesemarmelo—
7Latinmelimelumhoney apple, sweet apple
8Ancient Greekμελίμηλον—
9Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
10Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
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