Where does “musulman” come from?

musulman (Middle French) comes from Ottoman Turkish مسلمان, from Persian مسلمان, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

Ancestry of “musulman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishمسلمانMuslim
2PersianمسلمانMuslim
3ArabicمُسْلِمMuslim; one who submits
4Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
5Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
6Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “musulman”

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