Where does “Muslim” come from?

Muslim (Northern Kurdish) comes from Arabic مسلم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

Ancestry of “Muslim”, step by step

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