Where does “מלך” come from?
מלך (Judeo-Arabic) comes from Arabic مَلِك, from Proto-Semitic malk- — king, prince.
מלך (Judeo-Arabic): king
Ancestry of “מלך”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَلِك | king |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | malk- | king, prince |