Where does “ملائك” come from?

ملائك (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَلْأَك, from Hebrew מלאך, from Proto-Semitic malʾak- — messenger.

ملائك (Arabic): plural of مَلْأَك; plural of مَلَك; plural of...

Definitions

  1. plural of مَلْأَك; plural of مَلَك; plural of...

Ancestry of “ملائك”, step by step

ملائك traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مَلْأَك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَلْأَكangel
2Hebrewמלאךangel; messenger
3Proto-Semiticmalʾak-messenger

via Arabic مَلَك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَلَكangel

via Arabic مَلَاك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَلَاك—
Every word from Proto-Semitic malʾak- →Every word from Hebrew מלאך →Every word from Arabic مَلْأَك →