Reconstruction:Proto-West Semitic/milḥ-

This Proto-West Semitic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Semitic

Noun

*milḥ- m

salt

Descendants

Central Semitic:
- Arabic: مِلْح‎ (milḥ)
  - Moroccan Arabic: ملح‎
  - Maltese: melħ
- Northwest Semitic:
  - Aramaic: מִלְחָא‎ (milḥā), מִילְחָא‎‎ (milḥa), ܡܠܚܐ‎‎‎ (milḥā)
    - Classical Syriac: ܡܠܚܐ‎ (milḥā)
  - Canaanite:
    - Hebrew: מֶלַח‎ (mélaḥ)
    - (possibly) Phoenician: 𐤌𐤋𐤊‎ (mlk)
      - Punic: 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤀‎ (mlkʾ)
      - → Ancient Greek: Μᾰλᾰ́κη (Malákē)
      - → Latin: Malaca
        → Arabic: مالقة‎
        Hijazi Arabic: مالقة‎
        → Spanish: Málaga
        → English: Málaga
        → Portuguese: Málaga
  - Ugaritic: 𐎎𐎍𐎈𐎚 (mlḥt)

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