Where does “mamlaka” come from?

mamlaka (Swahili) comes from Arabic مَلَكَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

mamlaka (Swahili): authority; dominion

Definitions

  1. authority; dominion

Ancestry of “mamlaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَلَكَto possess; to rule; to own; to take possession...
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic مَلَكَ →