Where does “melón” come from?

melón (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian meló, from Yiddish מלאָכה, from Hebrew מְלָאכָה — work, labour.

Ancestry of “melón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmelówork
2Yiddishמלאָכהhandicraft; work, labor
3Hebrewמְלָאכָהwork, labour
Every word from Hebrew מְלָאכָה →Every word from Yiddish מלאָכה →Every word from Hungarian meló →