Where does “muzułmanka” come from?
muzułmanka (Polish) comes from Polish muzułmanin, from French musulman, from Middle French musulman, from Ottoman Turkish مسلمان, from Persian مسلمان, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل — for, to.
Ancestry of “muzułmanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | muzułmanin | Muslim |
| 2 | French | musulman | Muslim |
| 3 | Middle French | musulman | — |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | مسلمان | Muslim |
| 5 | Persian | مسلمان | Muslim |
| 6 | Arabic | مُسْلِم | Muslim; one who submits |
| 7 | Arabic | أَسْلَمَ | to surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted |
| 8 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |