Where does “мармеладка” come from?

мармеладка (Russian) comes from Russian мармелад, from French marmelade, from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada, from Galician marmelo, from Old Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimelum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον — small animal”; small animal.

мармеладка (Russian): fruit jelly candy

Definitions

  1. fruit jelly candy

Ancestry of “мармеладка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмармеладmarmalade, fruit jelly; fruit jelly candy
2Frenchmarmelademarmalade
3Middle Frenchmarmelade
4Portuguesemarmeladaquince jam, quince cheese
5Galicianmarmeloquince
6Old Portuguesemarmelo
7Latinmelimelumhoney apple, sweet apple
8Ancient Greekμελίμηλονgeniting, a variety of apple
9Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
10Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλονEvery word from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον