Where does “Mameluk” come from?

Mameluk (German) comes from Italian mamelucco, from Arabic مَمْلُوك, from Arabic مَلَكَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

Ancestry of “Mameluk”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	mamelucco	Alternative form of mammalucco
2	Arabic	مَمْلُوك	slave
3	Arabic	مَلَكَ	to possess; to rule; to own; to take possession...
4	Arabic	ل	to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5	Proto-Semitic	*lV-	for, to