west▪ (Huehnergard2011:) Engl Melkite, from Aram malkāye, pl. of malkāy ‘royal, royalist’, from malkā ‘king’. – Melchizedek, from Hbr malkî-ṣedeq ‘my king (is) righteousness’, from malk, presuffixal form of melek ‘king’ + -î ‘my’. – Moloch, from Hbr mōlek, from Can *mulk, perh. variant of Can *malk, *milk ‘king’, cf. Ar malik.