Where does “Muslimity” come from?
Muslimity (English) comes from English Muslim, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
Muslimity (English): Muslimness
Ancestry of “Muslimity”, step by step
Muslimity 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 ity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ity | — |
| 2 | Ingrian | -u | Used to form nouns from verbs |