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Where does “muslim” come from?

muslim (Czech) comes from Arabic مسلم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

muslim (Czech): Muslim

Definitions

  1. Muslim

Ancestry of “muslim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمسلم—
2Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-—

Words derived from “muslim”

  • muslimský
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