Where does “İslam” come from?

İslam (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اسلام, from Arabic إِسْلَام, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

İslam (Turkish): Islam

Definitions

  1. Islam

Ancestry of “İslam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاسلامa delivering; a handing over; a resigning
2Arabicإِسْلَامsubmission; religious submission to God, Islam;...
3Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “İslam”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ →