Classical Syriac ܡܠܚܐ

← Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (borrowed)

← Arabic مَلَّاح (cognate)

← Aramaic מַלָּח (cognate)

← Hebrew מַלָּח (cognate)

← Proto-West Semitic *milḥ- (inherited)

← Classical Syriac ܐܠܣ (link)

← Classical Syriac ܢܘܛܐ (link)

→ Hebrew מלח (cognate)