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Where does “selam alejkum” come from?

selam alejkum (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سلام علیکم, from Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم — peace be upon you.

selam alejkum (Albanian): salaam alaikum

Definitions

  1. salaam alaikum

Ancestry of “selam alejkum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسلام علیکم—
2Arabicاَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُمpeace be upon you
Every word from Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم →