Where does “malvais” come from?

malvais (Old Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin malifatius, from Latin malum, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

malvais (Old Occitan): bad

Definitions

Ancestry of “malvais”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	malifatius	unfortunate, unlucky; bad, evil, wicked
2	Latin	malum	inflection of malus: ##...
3	Latin	malus	unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4	Ancient Greek	μηλέα	apple tree
5	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6	Proto-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 μηλέα →