Where does “mameluco” come from?

mameluco (English) comes from Portuguese mameluco, from Arabic مَمْلُوك, from Arabic مَلَكَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

mameluco (English): A child born of a white father and American...

Definitions

  1. A child born of a white father and American...

Ancestry of “mameluco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemamelucomameluke; mameluco
2Arabicمَمْلُوكslave
3Arabicمَلَكَto possess; to rule; to own; to take possession...
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic مَلَكَ →
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