Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Etymology of Musulmán

The etymology of मुसलमान (Musulmán/Mosalmán/Mussulman) is

मुस् - mus - To cleave, divide, break into pieces (Verb).

मान - mAn(a) - Suffix for passive (and middle) present (future) participles (that convert verb to nominatives).

Related मन् - man - is (a verb to worship, to be proud), मानः - mANah - (Respect, honour, regard, respectful consideration; Haughtiness, pride, conceit, self-confidence, self-reliance, self-respect). मुसलः (mace, club. pestle).

The English word "muscle" is also connected to the power behind one asserting force to break, cleave and divide. is

मुस् - mus - To cleave, divide, break into pieces (Verb).

मान - mAn(a) - Suffix for passive (and middle) present (future) participles (that convert verb to nominatives).

Related मन् - man - is (a verb to worship, to be proud), मानः - mANah - (Respect, honour, regard, respectful consideration; Haughtiness, pride, conceit, self-confidence, self-reliance, self-respect). मुसलः (mace, club. pestle).

The English word "muscle" is also connected to the power behind one asserting force to break, cleave and divide. The word "muslin" is for "mal mal" which means pulped and soft.