Where does “mušmula” come from?

mušmula (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مشمله, from Greek μούσμουλο, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον — medlar.

mušmula (Serbo-Croatian): medlar

Definitions

  1. medlar

Ancestry of “mušmula”, 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 →