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Where does “malik” come from?

malik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Arabic مالك, from Arabic مَالِك — owner; possessing, holding.

malik (Serbo-Croatian): master, ruler

Definitions

  1. master, ruler

Ancestry of “malik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمالكowning, possessing, holding; owner
2Arabicمَالِكowner; possessing, holding
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