Where does “мелек” come from?

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

мелек (Serbo-Croatian): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “мелек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishملكangel, an incorporeal and holy messenger from a deity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure
2Arabicملكking, sovereign, monarch; verbal noun of مَلَكَ;...
3Proto-Semiticmalk-king, prince
Every word from Proto-Semitic malk- →Every word from Arabic ملك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ملك →