Where does “מאַרמעלאַד” come from?

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

מאַרמעלאַד (Yiddish): marmalade

Definitions

marmalade

Ancestry of “מאַרמעלאַד”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	marmelade	marmalade
2	Middle French	marmelade	—
3	Portuguese	marmelada	quince jam, quince cheese
4	Galician	marmelo	quince
5	Old Portuguese	marmelo	—
6	Latin	melimelum	honey apple, sweet apple
7	Ancient Greek	μελίμηλον	geniting, a variety of apple
8	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
9	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 Ancient Greek μελίμηλον →