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Where does “Muslim” come from?

Muslim comes from Arabic مُسْلِم, derived from the Arabic verb أَسْلَمَ meaning to submit or surrender, ultimately from Proto-Semitic walad-.

Muslim (English): A person who is a follower and believer of Islam;...

Definitions

  1. A person who is a follower and believer of Islam;...

Ancestry of “Muslim”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Muslim”

  • Muslimness
  • Muslimism
  • Muslimhood
  • Muslimization
  • Muslimize
  • muzzie
  • Muslimisation
  • Muslimphobia
  • Muslimcentric
  • anti-Muslim
  • Muslimist
  • Muslimphobic
  • Muslimish
  • Muslimdom
  • muslimtard
  • pre-Muslim
  • Muslimphobe
  • pan-Muslimism
  • pseudomuslim
  • un-Muslim
  • Muslimese
  • Muslimoid
  • promuslim
  • Muslimity
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