Where does “musulman” come from?

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

musulman (Romanian): Muslim

Definitions

  1. Muslim

Ancestry of “musulman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmusulmanMuslim
2Middle Frenchmusulman—
3Ottoman TurkishمسلمانMuslim
4PersianمسلمانMuslim
5ArabicمُسْلِمMuslim; one who submits
6Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
7Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
8Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ →