Where does “Muslimese” come from?
Muslimese (English) comes from English Muslim, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
Muslimese (English): An Islamic form of communication
Definitions
- An Islamic form of communication
Ancestry of “Muslimese”, step by step
Muslimese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Muslim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Muslim | A person who is a follower and believer of Islam;... |
| 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- | for, to |
via English ese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ese | dude, man |
| 2 | Mexican Spanish | ese | The name of the Latin-script letter S; that;... |
| 3 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |