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Where does “Muslime” come from?

Muslime (German) comes from German Muslim, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

Muslime (German): plural of Muslim; female Muslim

Definitions

  1. plural of Muslim; female Muslim

Ancestry of “Muslime”, step by step

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