Where does “melek” come from?

melek (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish melek, from Arabic مَلَك — angel.

melek (Serbo-Croatian): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “melek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishmelek
2Arabicمَلَكangel
Every word from Arabic مَلَكEvery word from Ottoman Turkish melek