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Where does “муслиманка” come from?

муслиманка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian муслиман, from Ottoman Turkish مسلمان, from Persian مسلمان, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

муслиманка (Serbo-Croatian): a female follower of Islam; a Muslim

Definitions

  1. a female follower of Islam; a Muslim

Ancestry of “муслиманка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмуслиманa male follower of Islam; a Muslim
2Ottoman TurkishمسلمانMuslim
3PersianمسلمانMuslim
4ArabicمُسْلِمMuslim; one who submits
5Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
6Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
7Proto-Semitic*lV-—
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