Where does “maligai” come from?

maligai (Malay) comes from Tamil மாளிகை, from Sanskrit मलिक, from Arabic مَلِك, from Proto-Semitic malk- — king, prince.

Ancestry of “maligai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமாளிகைpalace, mansion
2Sanskritमलिकking
3Arabicمَلِكking
4Proto-Semiticmalk-king, prince

Words derived from “maligai”

Every word from Proto-Semitic malk- →Every word from Arabic مَلِك →Every word from Sanskrit मलिक →
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