Where does “мусульман” come from?

мусульман (Turkic) comes from Persian مسلمان, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

Ancestry of “мусульман”, step by step

мусульман traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مسلمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianمسلمانMuslim
2ArabicمُسْلِمMuslim; one who submits
3Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via Classical Persian مُسَلْمَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمُسَلْمَان—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ →