Where does “Muslim” come from?

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

Muslim (Malay): A Muslim

Definitions

  1. A Muslim

Ancestry of “Muslim”, 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

Words derived from “Muslim”

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