Where does “Melkior” come from?

Melkior (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hebrew מלכיאור, from Hebrew מלך, from Proto-Semitic malk- — king, prince.

Ancestry of “Melkior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמלכיאורking of light
2Hebrewמלךking; to rule
3Proto-Semiticmalk-king, prince
Every word from Proto-Semitic malk- →Every word from Hebrew מלך →Every word from Hebrew מלכיאור →