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