Where does “Islam” come from?

Islam derives from Arabic إِسْلَام, from the verb أَسْلَمَ meaning to submit or surrender, from the Arabic root ل, ultimately from Proto-Semitic walad-.

Islam (English): A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an

Definitions

  1. A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an

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

Words derived from “Islam”

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