Where does “mamluki” come from?

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

mamluki (Swahili): mercenary

Definitions

  1. mercenary

Ancestry of “mamluki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَمْلُوكslave
2Arabicمَلَكَto possess; to rule; to own; to take possession...
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic مَلَكَ →