Where does “ملك” come from?

ملك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic ملك, from Proto-Semitic malk- — king, prince.

ملك (Ottoman Turkish): angel, an incorporeal and holy messenger from a deity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure

Definitions

  1. angel, an incorporeal and holy messenger from a deity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure

Ancestry of “ملك”, step by step

ملك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic ملك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicملكking, sovereign, monarch; verbal noun of مَلَكَ;...
2Proto-Semiticmalk-king, prince

via Arabic مِلْك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمِلْكpossession; property, estate

Words derived from “ملك”

Every word from Proto-Semitic malk- →Every word from Arabic ملك →