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-for, to

Words derived from “Muslim”

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