Where does “마르멜로” come from?

마르멜로 (Korean) comes from Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimēlum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

마르멜로 (Korean): quince

Definitions

  1. quince

Ancestry of “마르멜로”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemarmeloquince
2Latinmelimēluma sweet kind of apple
3Ancient Greekμελίμηλονgeniting, a variety of apple
4Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
5Proto-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 μελίμηλον →