Where does “मुसलमान” come from?
मुसलमान (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مُسَلْمَان, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
मुसलमान (Hindi): a Muslim
Definitions
- a Muslim
Ancestry of “मुसलमान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | مُسَلْمَان | — |
| 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 |