Where does “orang bukan Muslim” come from?
orang bukan Muslim (Malay) comes from Malay Muslim, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
orang bukan Muslim (Malay): A non-Muslim
Definitions
- A non-Muslim
Ancestry of “orang bukan Muslim”, step by step
orang bukan Muslim traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay Muslim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | Muslim | A Muslim |
| 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 |