Where does “mamlaka” come from?
mamlaka (Swahili) comes from Arabic مَلَكَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
mamlaka (Swahili): authority; dominion
Ancestry of “mamlaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | مَلَكَ | to possess; to rule; to own; to take possession... |
| 2 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |