Where does “shiiamuslimi” come from?
shiiamuslimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish muslimi, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
Ancestry of “shiiamuslimi”, step by step
shiiamuslimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muslimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muslimi | A Muslim; As a former part of compound signifying... |
| 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 Finnish shiia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | shiia | — |