Where does “musulman” come from?

musulman (French) comes from Middle French musulman, from Ottoman Turkish مسلمان, from Persian مسلمان, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

musulman (French): Muslim

Definitions

  1. Muslim

Ancestry of “musulman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmusulman—
2Ottoman TurkishمسلمانMuslim
3PersianمسلمانMuslim
4ArabicمُسْلِمMuslim; one who submits
5Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
6Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
7Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “musulman”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ →