Where does “مَلَائِكَة” come from?

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

Ancestry of “مَلَائِكَة”, step by step

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

Words derived from “مَلَائِكَة”

Every word from Proto-Semitic malʾak- →Every word from Hebrew מלאך →Every word from Arabic مَلْأَك →