Where does “melikat” come from?

melikat (Iban) comes from Malay malaikat, from Arabic مَلَائِكَة, from Arabic مَلْأَك, from Hebrew מלאך, from Proto-Semitic malʾak- — messenger.

melikat (Iban): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “melikat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymalaikatangel
2Arabicمَلَائِكَة—
3Arabicمَلْأَكangel
4Hebrewמלאךangel; messenger
5Proto-Semiticmalʾak-messenger
Every word from Proto-Semitic malʾak- →Every word from Hebrew מלאך →Every word from Arabic مَلْأَك →