Where does “مملوك” come from?

مملوك (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَلَكَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

مملوك (Arabic): owned, in possession, belonging; white slave,...

Definitions

  1. owned, in possession, belonging; white slave,...

Ancestry of “مملوك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَلَكَto possess; to rule; to own; to take possession...
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic مَلَكَ →
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