Where does “islam” come from?

islam (Cebuano) comes from Arabic إِسْلَام, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

islam (Cebuano): circumcision according to Muslim khitan rite; to...

Definitions

  1. circumcision according to Muslim khitan rite; to...

Ancestry of “islam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِسْلَامsubmission; religious submission to God, Islam;...
2Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ →