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Salaam

2 stages from Arabic to English.

Today it means a ceremonial greeting or gesture of respect, or simply peace
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Stage 1 of 2
salam
Arabic · medieval
"peace"
peace, used as a greeting throughout the Islamic world
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Stage 2 of 2
salaam
English · 1600s
"a greeting or gesture of respect"
adopted directly as a greeting and gesture of respect
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