Where does “מוסלמי” come from?

מוסלמי (Hebrew) comes from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

מוסלמי (Hebrew): Muslim: of or pertaining to Muslims, or being a...

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  1. Muslim: of or pertaining to Muslims, or being a...

Ancestry of “מוסלמי”, 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-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ →
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