Where does “Melisa” come from?

Melisa (Turkish) comes from Greek Μέλισσα, from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα, from Ancient Greek μέλισσᾰ — bee.

Ancestry of “Melisa”, step by step

Melisa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek Μέλισσα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΜέλισσαbee
2Ancient GreekΜέλισσαbee
3Ancient Greekμέλισσᾰbee

via Latin melissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelissa—

via Medieval Latin melissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmelissa—
Every word from Ancient Greek μέλισσᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα →Every word from Greek Μέλισσα →