Where does “мушмула” come from?

мушмула (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مشمله, from Greek μούσμουλο, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.

мушмула (Macedonian): loquat; medlar; the fruit of the tree

Definitions

  1. loquat; medlar; the fruit of the tree

Ancestry of “мушмула”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمشملهmedlar
2Greekμούσμουλοloquat
3Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar
Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον →Every word from Greek μούσμουλο →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مشمله →