Where does “մամլուք” come from?

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

մամլուք (Armenian): mameluke

Definitions

  1. mameluke

Ancestry of “մամլուք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَمْلُوكslave
2Arabicمَلَكَto possess; to rule; to own; to take possession...
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic مَلَكَ →
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