Where does “бусурман” come from?

бусурман (Kumyk) comes from Persian مسلمان, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

бусурман (Kumyk): Muslim

Definitions

  1. Muslim

Ancestry of “бусурман”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianمسلمانMuslim
2ArabicمُسْلِمMuslim; one who submits
3Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ →