Where does “mamelouk” come from?
mamelouk (French) comes from Arabic مَمْلُوك, from Arabic مَلَكَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
mamelouk (French): mameluk; of or relating to the mameluks
Definitions
- mameluk; of or relating to the mameluks
Ancestry of “mamelouk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَمْلُوك | slave |
| 2 | Arabic | مَلَكَ | to possess; to rule; to own; to take possession... |
| 3 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |
Words derived from “mamelouk”