Where does “Moslemess” come from?
Moslemess (English) comes from English Moslem, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
Moslemess (English): Archaic spelling of Muslimess
Definitions
- Archaic spelling of Muslimess
Ancestry of “Moslemess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Moslem | Dated spelling of Muslim |
| 2 | Arabic | مُسْلِم | Muslim; one who submits |
| 3 | Arabic | أَسْلَمَ | to surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted |
| 4 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |