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Where does “muslimi” come from?

muslimi (Finnish) comes from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

muslimi (Finnish): A Muslim; As a former part of compound signifying...

Definitions

  1. A Muslim; As a former part of compound signifying...

Ancestry of “muslimi”, 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-—

Words derived from “muslimi”

  • sunnimuslimi
  • äärimuslimi
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