Where does “mamelu” come from?

mamelu (French) comes from French mamelle, from Latin mamilla, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

mamelu (French): heavy-breasted

Definitions

heavy-breasted

Ancestry of “mamelu”, step by step

mamelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French mamelle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	mamelle	breast; nipple
2	Latin	mamilla	breast; nipple, teat
3	Latin	mamma	a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
4	Latin	ferō	to bear; to carry
5	Proto-Italic	ferō	carry, bear
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰéreti	to be carrying
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰēr-	shiny, light brown

via Arabic مَمْلُوك

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 “mamelu”

mameluke

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →