Where does “мушмула” come from?

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

мушмула (Russian): loquat; medlar

Definitions

  1. loquat; medlar

Ancestry of “мушмула”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmuşmulamedlar; loquat
2Ottoman Turkishمشملهmedlar
3Greekμούσμουλοloquat
4Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar
Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον →Every word from Greek μούσμουλο →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مشمله →