Where does “malaika” come from?

malaika (Swahili) comes from Arabic مَلَائِكَة, from Arabic مَلْأَك, from Hebrew מלאך, from Proto-Semitic malʾak- — messenger.

malaika (Swahili): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “malaika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَلَائِكَة—
2Arabicمَلْأَكangel
3Hebrewמלאךangel; messenger
4Proto-Semiticmalʾak-messenger
Every word from Proto-Semitic malʾak- →Every word from Hebrew מלאך →Every word from Arabic مَلْأَك →