Where does “mameluk” come from?
mameluk (Hungarian) comes from German Mameluk, from Italian mamelucco, from Arabic مَمْلُوك, from Arabic مَلَكَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
mameluk (Hungarian): mameluke
Ancestry of “mameluk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Mameluk | — |
| 2 | Italian | mamelucco | Alternative form of mammalucco |
| 3 | Arabic | مَمْلُوك | slave |
| 4 | Arabic | مَلَكَ | to possess; to rule; to own; to take possession... |
| 5 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |