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Where does “Muslimity” come from?

Muslimity (English) comes from English Muslim, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

Muslimity (English): Muslimness

Definitions

  1. Muslimness

Ancestry of “Muslimity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMuslimA person who is a follower and believer of Islam;...
2ArabicمُسْلِمMuslim; one who submits
3Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →