Where does “Amaleki” come from?

Amaleki (Tumbuka) comes from English Amalek, from English Amalec, from Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ, from Hebrew עֲמָלֵק.

Amaleki (Tumbuka): Amalek, grandson of Esau

Definitions

  1. Amalek, grandson of Esau

Ancestry of “Amaleki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAmalekThe nation said to be descended from him, living...
2EnglishAmalecThe grandson of Esau through his eldest son, in the Hebrew Bible
3Koine GreekἈμᾱλήκ
4Hebrewעֲמָלֵק
Every word from Hebrew עֲמָלֵק
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