Where does “muslimess” come from?
muslimess (English) comes from English Muslim, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
muslimess (English): A Muslim woman; a Muslimah
Definitions
- A Muslim woman; a Muslimah
Ancestry of “muslimess”, step by step
muslimess 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 ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |