mlḥ / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root mlḥ: malachite, mallow.

mlḥ

Common Semitic noun *milḥ-, salt.

1. malachite, from Greek malakhē, molokhē, mallow, probably from a Semitic source akin to Hebrew mallûaḥ, a salt-marsh plant, akin to melaḥ, salt.
2. mallow, mauve, from Latin malva, probably from a Semitic source akin to Hebrew mallûaḥ (see above).

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