Where does “菩薩蠻” come from?

菩薩蠻 (Chinese) comes from Classical Persian مسلمان, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

菩薩蠻 (Chinese): name of a "cipai"; Muslim

Definitions

  1. name of a "cipai"; Muslim

Ancestry of “菩薩蠻”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمسلمان—
2ArabicمُسْلِمMuslim; one who submits
3Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ →