Words that come from Proto-Semitic “malk-”

29 words across 14 languages descend from Proto-Semitic malk- — including Melchior, Moloch, Málaga, Malagan, Molochism, מלך, ملك, Malaga.

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English (6)

Classical Syriac (4)

Arabic (3)

Aramaic (3)

Hebrew (2)

Latin (2)

Spanish (2)

Polish (1)

Ammonite (1)

Phoenician (1)

Ugaritic (1)

Akkadian (1)

Portuguese (1)

Ancient Greek (1)