Where does “mālum” come from?

mālum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

mālum (Latin): evil, adversity, hardship, misfortune, calamity, disaster, mischief

Definitions

  1. evil, adversity, hardship, misfortune, calamity, disaster, mischief

Ancestry of “mālum”, step by step

mālum traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μῆλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
2Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

via Doric Greek μᾶλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Doric Greekμᾶλονapple

via Doric Greek μῆλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Doric Greekμῆλον—

Words derived from “mālum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →