Where does “mela” come from?

mela (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin melum, from Latin mālum, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

Ancestry of “mela”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	melum	apple
2	Latin	mālum	evil, adversity, hardship, misfortune, calamity, disaster, mischief
3	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
4	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 Latin mālum →