west▪ (Huehnergard2011:) Engl malachite, from Grk malakhē, molokhē ‘mallow’, prob. from a Sem source akin to Hbr mallûᵃḥ, a salt-marsh plant, akin to melaḥ ‘salt’, cf. Ar ↗milḥ. – Engl mallow, mauve, from Lat malva, prob. from a Sem source akin to Hbr mallûᵃḥ (see above).